Full Post Posted Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:11 AM
Put Me In (The Garden), Coach
Newsweek
By Christina Gillham
March 10, 2008 issue
If spring’s impending arrival has got you wondering what to do about your overgrown yard, you might consider hiring a gardening coach. Gardening coaches provide one-on-one consultations to first-time gardeners, as well as those with a little more experience looking for a second opinion. They’ll help you get a handle on that chaotic overgrowth, as well as identify your flora, make design suggestions or show you how to fertilize properly. “We try to teach people how to do it themselves, not do it for them,” says Susan Harris, a Takoma Park, Md., gardening coach. And, compared with the cost of a full-time landscaper, they are relatively cheap, charging as little as $25 an hour. To find a gardening coach near you, log on to thegardeningcoach.com, a worldwide directory. If there isn’t one for your area, check with your local garden center, nursery or garden club and ask if someone is available to serve as a consultant or coach. Then put on your garden gloves and get ready to face the spring.
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VICTORIA, BC: SANDRA NELSON sandra@urbanoasisgardening.net
Are you stumped by your garden, don’t know how to maintain it, what to plant, how to plant, what will look good. Perhaps you are new to the area, facing an overgrown garden, a new lot, or have a project you would love begin but not sure how to proceed.
Do you have weeds, or rare specimens, are you short on time, or knowledge, do you want to enjoy your yard, not be a slave to it.
Simple advice, planning, and organizing can make your garden a pleasure instead of a burden. Don’t be overwhelmed, a garden coach can help you stop and smell the flowers.
Enjoy your garden, talk to Sandra Nelson at Urban Oasis Gardening, where gardeners bloom.
There are as many reasons to hire a garden coach as there are gardens, but if you are in Victoria there is no reason to hire just any coach. Sandra has been helping gardeners in Victoria for 20 years. Get free help by dropping by Urban Oasis Garden Centre, at 4085 Quadra, or book one on one coaching @ 250 479 6868
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VICTORIA, BC: SANDRA NELSON sandra@urbanoasisgardening.net
Are you stumped by your garden, don’t know how to maintain it, what to plant, how to plant, what will look good. Perhaps you are new to the area, facing an overgrown garden, a new lot, or have a project you would love begin but not sure how to proceed.
Do you have weeds, or rare specimens, are you short on time, or knowledge, do you want to enjoy your yard, not be a slave to it.
Simple advice, planning, and organizing can make your garden a pleasure instead of a burden. Don’t be overwhelmed, a garden coach can help you stop and smell the flowers.
Enjoy your garden, talk to Sandra Nelson at Urban Oasis Gardening, where gardeners bloom.
There are as many reasons to hire a garden coach as there are gardens, but if you are in Victoria there is no reason to hire just any coach. Sandra has been helping gardeners in Victoria for 20 years. Get free help by dropping by Urban Oasis Garden Centre, at 4085 Quadra, or book one on one coaching @ 250 479 6868
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- Sandra Nelson
- Sandra Nelson is a trained horticulturist, artist, athlete and tomboy gardener, ingrained with a deep love of nature. Add to this mix a strong sense of family and community, and you capture the essence of Sandra. For this third generation Victoria resident and mother of three, gardening is the thread that ties together her many passions, because, Sandra knows that gardens make everyone bloom. At a young age Sandra fell under the spell of plants; realizing that gardens would be her life’s journey. Working with plants, constructing gardens, and observing the creatures that share them is the fervor she will always carry.
