I would be happy to consult about your garden either in person (if it's in Toronto) or on-line. I like a cheque up front for at least  five hours of work; and charge by the hour inlcuding travelling time, on
e-mail and telephone.

I would need at least a dozen digital imges of your garden from various angles to get an idea of what you need; your location; hours of sun in summer and winter;

In Person:
I like people to come and look at my garden and see my taste in colour and how I put plants together. The charge is door to door and I will then go to your place, take pictures myself and have you bring me back or send me in a cab (I don't drive). I will send you a report that will give you the following:

Outline what you should be doing immediately, give you an overall vision of what your garden can become and how to do it.

People usually find they save money because I'm not flogging anything except good gardening techniques. It's also useful to have my book HOW TO MAKE A GARDEN which you can buy from me at a discount. I have a list of great people I work with and you can negotiate with them directly since I don't take any kickbacks nor do they raise their fees to cover my cost. But I do guarantee you'll love them as much as I do.

On-Line:
I'd need even more digital shots. I need your site location, and aspect. This is really important, what kind of soil you have, the problems you've encountered.

All the rest is the same: I'll send you a planting report and design. Tell you where you can buy plants and what you can buy.

In both cases if the work takes less time than the advance cheque warrants, I'll return the money to you. And I'll let you know when I go over the first five hours so you can decide whether to continue or not. You will have a good plan that will outline what stages your garden should be in each season. It's something you can consult at any time.

Visiting my Garden

I'm happy to have people come through on tours of my garden though in the past I have only done this for charities. I can only accommodate 4 people comfortably. And the garden has a ton of stuff going on all year so there is no season on this. I've never done this before and I'll book these very carefully and charge each person a flat fee so you can make it a gift if you want or have a smashing party. You should be prepared to spend at lest an hour and a half with me. I will give a bang up lecture. If you want nibblies and wine it's fine to bring them along. I love a party.

You can contact me for prices.