On Site Consultation
A review of garden and landscape needs addressing specific questions of the client.
These may include but not limited to:
West Seattle, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Lake Forest Park, Montlake Terrace and Snohomish County on site time is billed at $150/hour with a one hour minimum, then billed in 15 minute increments thereafter.
Post consult follow up correspondences including more detailed field notes, further plant recommendations and any detailed instructions not covered in the on site visit are billed at the $100/hr. rate.
I am no longer offering services on the East Side, Bellevue or Mercer Island.
These may include but not limited to:
- Plant suggestions for selected garden beds, including simple design sketches for guidance in plant selection and placement.
- Plant identification of existing plants. Great for those who inherit a 'mature' garden and need to know what they have and how to take care of it. Care and maintenance instructions given for inherited plants.
- Renovation instructions for neglected plants that are still viable in the garden.
- Tree, shrub and lawn care instructions.
- Pruning instructions
- Plant installation instructions and maintenance instructions.
West Seattle, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Lake Forest Park, Montlake Terrace and Snohomish County on site time is billed at $150/hour with a one hour minimum, then billed in 15 minute increments thereafter.
Post consult follow up correspondences including more detailed field notes, further plant recommendations and any detailed instructions not covered in the on site visit are billed at the $100/hr. rate.
I am no longer offering services on the East Side, Bellevue or Mercer Island.
Post Consultation Services
A simple follow up to the initial on site consultation. Good for clients who plan to do their own small scale renovations and install the plants themselves or hire a contractor to do simple renovation and planting.
A Potential Plant List is an Excel spreadsheet of plants that are suitable for the areas discussed in the consult. The sheet is structured to include the plant's Botanical name, Common name, special characteristics, i.e. evergreen, fall color, summer flowers, etc. and a website link to explore the plant.
Plant lists can be structured to be a general list of all suitable plants for an area, or broken down to target specific areas.
Lists are delineated into evergreen shrubs, small trees, grasses and grass-like plants, perennials and ground covers.
The client can use these lists to explore potential plants for their site and make their selection based on personal needs and preferences.
Many of the plants used can be found on the Great Plant Picks website. http://www.greatplantpicks.org/
A Potential Plant List is an Excel spreadsheet of plants that are suitable for the areas discussed in the consult. The sheet is structured to include the plant's Botanical name, Common name, special characteristics, i.e. evergreen, fall color, summer flowers, etc. and a website link to explore the plant.
Plant lists can be structured to be a general list of all suitable plants for an area, or broken down to target specific areas.
Lists are delineated into evergreen shrubs, small trees, grasses and grass-like plants, perennials and ground covers.
The client can use these lists to explore potential plants for their site and make their selection based on personal needs and preferences.
Many of the plants used can be found on the Great Plant Picks website. http://www.greatplantpicks.org/
Garden Design
Work with the client to develop garden areas most suitable to the needs of the site and client’s lifestyle, i.e. low water use, low maintenance, shade tolerant, fragrant, pollinator friendly, etc.
This may include some or all of the following:
Design and planting plan services are contracted based on a site specific proposal with a specification of hourly fees based on services provided. Billed at $100/hr. rate.
This may include some or all of the following:
- Potential Plant Lists for client review. Client reviews suggested plant list and edits the list to eliminate all the plants they do not favor. Remaining plants are used as a base palette for any further design work.
- Design or redesign small planting beds by providing annotated photos with new plant placements accompanied by Plant Lists. First providing a Potential Plant List for client review, then creating annotated photos from edited plant list.
- I am no longer providing full property garden design or detailed landscape plans other than the annotated photos as listed above.
Design and planting plan services are contracted based on a site specific proposal with a specification of hourly fees based on services provided. Billed at $100/hr. rate.
Garden Coaching and Mentoring
Garden Coaching: Provides cultural, design and plant selection advice on an ongoing basis to clients who are actively building or rebuilding a garden or landscape.
Meetings would provide a space to dialogue about design goals, strategies, plant selection and plant health, to evaluate progress on already established goals, to review current garden conditions in order to give techniques and methods for making improvements, and to offer suggestions to bring in new and innovative ideas to make the garden the best it can be. Billed at $100.00/hr. rate.
Mentoring: Geared to beginning gardeners who would like to accelerate their knowledge and experience by engaging in ongoing dialogues about plant selection, design and implementation, use of fertilizers and pest and disease control options, composting, etc.
Billed at $100/hr. rate. Please inquire for student rates or a sliding scale for those who might need it.
Meetings would provide a space to dialogue about design goals, strategies, plant selection and plant health, to evaluate progress on already established goals, to review current garden conditions in order to give techniques and methods for making improvements, and to offer suggestions to bring in new and innovative ideas to make the garden the best it can be. Billed at $100.00/hr. rate.
Mentoring: Geared to beginning gardeners who would like to accelerate their knowledge and experience by engaging in ongoing dialogues about plant selection, design and implementation, use of fertilizers and pest and disease control options, composting, etc.
Billed at $100/hr. rate. Please inquire for student rates or a sliding scale for those who might need it.
Walk through Alex's home garden July-September by appointment: A 'walk through the garden' coaching session to see mature specimens of common and unusual plants and experience practical design solutions that could be utilized in one's home garden and landscape. The time provides opportunities to discuss design, plant selection, plant combining and any other areas of interest or concern. Billed at $100.00/hr. rate.
A planting of Great Plant Picks in Alex's private garden:
Lonicera 'Baggesson's Gold' in back-center, Viburnum carlesii at the top left, cut leaf shapes of Acanthus spinosus in middle behind sculpture, bold silver leaves of Brunnera 'Sea Heart' in center, long, silver spotted leaves of Pulmonaria longifolia var.cevennesis in front of sculpture, black accents of Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' along path, shiny foliage of Helleborus x hybridus 'Sally' tucked in next to Acanthus, chartreuse green flowers of Primula 'Green Lace' (syn. 'Francesca') peeking out next to Brunnera. Large golden perennial on right is Leucoseptrum japonicum 'Golden Angel'.
Lonicera 'Baggesson's Gold' in back-center, Viburnum carlesii at the top left, cut leaf shapes of Acanthus spinosus in middle behind sculpture, bold silver leaves of Brunnera 'Sea Heart' in center, long, silver spotted leaves of Pulmonaria longifolia var.cevennesis in front of sculpture, black accents of Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' along path, shiny foliage of Helleborus x hybridus 'Sally' tucked in next to Acanthus, chartreuse green flowers of Primula 'Green Lace' (syn. 'Francesca') peeking out next to Brunnera. Large golden perennial on right is Leucoseptrum japonicum 'Golden Angel'.
Partially shaded border in June with some more Great Plant Picks:
Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi' top center, Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile' white flowers to far left in bloom, Phlomis russeliana with yellow, whorled flowers in front right.
Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi' top center, Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile' white flowers to far left in bloom, Phlomis russeliana with yellow, whorled flowers in front right.
View from patio of partially shaded garden beds lining a minimal lawn area.
Low boxwood hedge at the end of lawn creates a 'garden room' dividing the front and rear areas of the garden.
Strategically placed small tree in a large container creates a focal point for the eye at the end of the lawn.
Low boxwood hedge at the end of lawn creates a 'garden room' dividing the front and rear areas of the garden.
Strategically placed small tree in a large container creates a focal point for the eye at the end of the lawn.