Prairie Garden Coaching Right Here

I'm looking to help you plant natives. No job is too big or too small, too messy or too clean of a slate. Give me your tired lawns and overgrown hedges, your wildlife yearning for sanctuary in a chem-free environment. Give me your new build, your deck pots, your cRaZy landscape, your right of ways and school grounds. Link on over.

Garden Coaching (Got Advice?) Apres the Tour

On Sunday I had 500 folks come through the garden in five hours. Even though I was sweating like a rain forest--man it was steamy--I so very much enjoyed talking with people, and even seeing strangers in my garden. If you know me, THIS IS NOT LIKE ME AT ALL. But I also like vegetables now. I wish I could remember who I talked with, what we talked about--so many interesting folks who were willing to learn about native plants, who asked tough questions, and who were genuinely interesting (and respectful as they navigated my tight paths).

My god, look at all that grey hair on me!!!

I was already exhausted two days before the tour....

We got lots of folks to see the monarch cats on the deck.

Luckily, my wife helped, and was able to talk with as many people as I did--even though I was talking with three people at once in nine directions. She said several asked if I did garden consulting or coaching, and one or two also asked me. I've been playing around with the idea for a year as a way to have summer income when I'm unemployed. But I woke up Monday energized by the idea. Any garden coaches out there? Any advice? If you snoop around hard enough, you'll be able to find a website I already have regarding Monarch Gardens, my shadow native plant consulting / coaching business.

If I could write in the mornings, coach in the afternoon, garden in the evening, that'd be a perfect way to spend one's life. For a while anyway. A trip to Provence would be nice. Maybe a book tour.