Services
Garden Coaching - Consultation
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Includes a one-on-one walk around the property/area of interest
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Identification of existing plants, trees, weeds, etc
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Personalized tips and advice on how to care for the existing landscaping
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Discussion of your gardening goals, priorities, and style
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Exploration of how you want to live in your garden
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Design ideas to fit your space
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Identifying any issues or challenges in your garden
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Providing solutions tailored to your needs
Garden Coaching -
Ongoing Coaching
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After initial consultation, we offer coaching throughout the growing season (typically between April and October)
- Helping you get through a full year with your garden, understanding how the seasons affect the landscape
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Problem solving trouble areas
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Pruning
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Moving plants if desired, or if not thriving
Landscape Design and Consultant
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If you just want me to do a design and implement it, we can do that too!
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We offer full landscape design to suit your needs
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We contract with local landscaping companies to do the physical labor, planting, implementation
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Fees vary based on how extensive the project is
Pricing
Garden Coach - Consultation
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​$100
Ongoing Coaching​
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​$50
Landscape Design and Consult
Price Varies
Why Garden Coaching?
If you are wanting to get out in your yard, get your hands dirty, and see some beautiful results, but just don't know where to start - then let me help you! I will walk beside you, teaching you how to care for your garden, so you can be autonomous in your own yard. Let me help you identify plants, understand their light requirements, discover what color palettes go well together, and help you make your space beautiful.
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Coaching is a great way to spend a lot less money, gain valuable skills and knowledge, and become a DIY gardener!
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Gardening doesn’t have to be hard or overwhelming. With a few tips and tricks, you’ll be on your way to cultivating the garden you’ve always wanted! Gardening can take a lot of trial and error and the best way to learn is to make mistakes while doing it yourself.
About Me
My name is Sharon Carey, and gardening has been fascinating me since owning my own home in California, where I'm from. All I had back then was a large hill of grass that just died because of watering restrictions in California. I designed a multi-tiered garden to replace that hill of grass, choosing mostly drought-tolerant plants. The garden is still thriving, even though I moved out of California in 2019 (I drive by it every time I visit family in CA).
Moving to Kansas was a challenge because the garden zones were vastly different and I knew nearly NONE of the plants and shrubs that grew here. When we bought our house in Lawrence in 2020, I took on the challenge of changing out some of the existing landscaping to make the home have more curb appeal, structure and color. Slowly, over the past 5 years, the garden has become a flourishing magnet for pollinators and onlookers out on walks. It is an ever-evolving landscape, as we have done significant construction at our house too.
I wish I had had someone to walk alongside me when I was trying to figure out everything I could about Kansas plants. It would have saved me a huge amount of time, but what I have gleaned from that hard work is something I would love to share with my clients, hopefully helping you garden your own yard with ease and simplicity. In 2024, I took the K-State Douglas County Extension Office Master Gardener Course and became a Master Gardener! I am excited to implement all my knowledge and skills into helping people get a better grasp on gardening and be empowered to do it themselves!
