Garden coaching is a relatively new breed of garden professionals. They are a step up from your neighbor giving advice and a step down from a landscaper. In essence they help you decide what to do with your landscape, and teach you how to do it.
My guest for the show was Steve Guiness of Roswell who is a garden coach. On the show we talked about the differences in coaches. Some are more design oriented, but some, like Steve, show his clients how to prune and he sends out reminders to them as well. Knowing how to prune and the right time to prune will go along way to regaining control in your garden.
Garden coaches can also help you with design ideas and some will do a full drawing for you. Others will jot down plant names for suggestions and do a less formal ‘back of the envelope’ design for you.
The obvious advantage of a garden coach is that they cost considerably less than professional landscapers, but if they show you how to look after your property, then they will save you even more in the long term.
Look for Steve to return to the show in a few months when we will talk about his trips abroad collecting, lawfully, orchids and other tropical delights.
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