Welcome home gardeners!
Consultation & Tree Risk Assessments
As an independent consulting arborist, I can suggest plant materials, offer a second opinion, and work with you to explore solutions to your garden conundrums.
Einat discusses how she’d like to freshen up her foundation plantings during a consulting session.
Plant siting and selection
Plant inventories and guidance for new homeowners
Drought-tolerant plants and drought management strategies
Best practices for composting
Diagnostics and organic programs for insect pests, diseases, and invasive plants
Current information on emerald ash borer (EAB), hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), winter moth, and spongy moth caterpillar
Plant rescue operations (pre-construction preparation and tree protection zones)
Pruning Lessons
Brooke learns to lightly prune overextended branches on her winterberry holly prior to winter storms.
Many clients have attended a pruning class (or two!), but have trouble applying what they have heard in class to their own plants. The art and science of arboriculture is more than just cutting, and it takes practice. Customized home pruning instruction can address:
• Flowering trees, shrubs, and vines — Practice pruning on your garden plants
• Young tree training — Establish strong architecture early
• Home orchards — Increase your crop by tailoring cuts for fruit-bearing trees
• Spring-blooming trees and shrubs — Maximize flowering with well-timed pruning
Beginner Home Pruning Class includes:
• Two hours of pruning instruction and guidance for 1–2 people
• Complimentary leather work gloves and safety glasses
• Wide array of hand tools to try during your lesson
Subsequent Lessons (Co-Pruning):
• Two-hour sessions of continued coaching as we work our way through your garden projects
“Thank you again for your help these past couple of months. You’ve really helped to spruce the place up...AND given me some confidence with my gardening skills. What a bonus!! With the stressful nature of a backyard wedding, your uplifting nature was so nice to be around!!
The hydrangeas look awesome! ”
Kathy
Medfield, MA
Garden Coaching & Planting Projects
Spring and fall are both excellent seasons for designing or reworking your garden. Let us help you expand your plant palette, navigate the process, and lend a hand when it's digging time!
Think of garden coaching as a hands-on consultation, where we share garden tasks as I teach you the best practices in horticulture.
• Plant siting and selection
- Whether you have acres or feet
- Full sun or just a few rays!
- Ornamental or edible!
• Proper tree, shrub, vine, and perennial planting
• Plants and practices to attract pollinators and wildlife
Interested in scheduling a session?
Residents in Metro Boston and Metrowest areas of MA can schedule an in-person session by completing our CONTACT FORM.
Virtual sessions
Virtual sessions are available to gardeners in Plant Hardiness Zones 5 & 6! For information and to book:
“Jen is an invaluable addition to my gardening life! In fact, I would not have a gardening life without her because she has patiently shown me even the most elementary things about planting and plants, opening up a great new world for me in my garden. She contributes great ideas about choices and is there to help follow through, be it for planting a large shrub, tying up a tricky vine, or drought and rabbit interventions. I can count on her to diagnose the issue and think of a workable solution, sometimes requiring a lot of imagination!”
CARLA
CAMBRIDGE, ma
Bright blooms of native honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens ‘Magnifica’) and purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) provide a stunning display while providing forage for pollinators. Schedule a consult to discuss species that will thrive in your garden and increase pollinator habitat.