The Garden Coach

05/03/2025

Mother's Day is coming up and I have some great products still available. I would be happy to gift wrap and ship or do a local pick-up.

01/31/2025

Got in a little muscadine pruning today before the rain started. Phase 1: Did major renovation to these 30+ year old vines by cutting excess vines, dead material and pulling vines from trees. Phase 2 will include a separate company coming behind me to remove all of the nearby trees. These babies need a lot more sun. Once that happens I will retrellis them and finish out the lighter pruning work. I will also come back to this location later in February to begin working on this large patch of blueberries. Check out how tall these guys are! I am doing a full renovation on this patch and cutting some all the way to the ground so I am looking forward to seeing how they flourish after the large scale pruning efforts. For info on renovating old blueberries check out this Michigan State Extension article. https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/revitalize_blueberries_with_renovation

01/31/2025

Excited for a weekend full of pruning orchards and pruning coaching sessions! This time of year is the best time of year to shape up young fruit trees, and remove limbs on neglected fruit trees to increase air circulation. I am also going to be doing some work on rejuvenating a blueberry patch that is more than fifty years old. How cool!

12/18/2024

Hey garden friends! I am already starting to fill up pretty quickly for fruit-pruning coaching sessions and house calls. I highly recommend late January/early February for fruit pruning. If you would like to book a full pruning session please send me a message to discuss details. If you want to book a coaching session please visit my website to book through the app.

1-hour consultation. During this consultation appointment, we will prune one tree to use as an example for pruning education. We will also briefly discuss pruning issues concerning your other trees if time allows. This consultation is not a payment to complete a pruning service on all trees. If you....

12/16/2024

Hey garden friends! As we come up on Christmas please keep in mind my business and products as you shop for the garden lovers in your life.

12/08/2024

Thank you to all of my clients this year! I wish everyone a joyous and merry Christmas filled with lots of friends family and laughter. ♥️🎄

12/07/2024

Best Christmas festival in the mountains! ♥️🎅🏻 Can't wait to see the parade and tree lighting!

11/26/2024

It was a beautiful day to help a client with light pruning and limb training. Pears are especially susceptible to limb breakage. Training limbs helps prevent breakage and increases fruit production by increasing air circulation which helps prevent disease. 🌱

11/09/2024

We are all set up at the Merry Market in Clarkesville. Over 100 vendors, lots of food trucks and live music. So many cute gift options here! Lots of local handmade goods.

10/12/2024

We are all set up at the Soque River Watershed Greenway Festival in Clarkesville! Come check out all the great food, vendors and music!