Garden coaching is an emerging area of the horticultural industry. Generally, a garden coach or mentor provides a highly personal service to people who want to garden, but don't necessarily have the knowledge and experience to know where to start, or need expert advice on how to improve an existing garden. Garden coaches are a cost-effective alternative to hiring a landscape designer.

Many gardeners learned to garden by watching parents and grandparents grow flowers and vegetables in the backyard. Not everybody was so lucky though, and a garden coach can give you that helping hand you need to get started, and save you from making some costly mistakes.

Gardening in New England can be a challenge, pitting you against the forces of nature, lots of critters who like to dine on your plants, and the latest exotic pest! It's tempting to resort to chemical warfare to keep your plants looking good. But a garden in New England doesn't require chemicals or a magic wand to be beautiful. A garden coach helps you set reasonable expectations for landscaping your property, based on its specific conditions, and helps you choose plants that will thrive in our changeable climate. A coach can also teach you how  to improve your soil, move and divide your perennials, prune overgrown shrubs and identify invasive weeds to keep your garden healthy.