Are you planning a garden before your house has been built? Have you just purchased an old garden you would like to renovate? Or would you like specific advice on your own gardening needs, to get the most out of your gardening investment? If so, you could greatly benefit from a Foothil Cottage Gardens consultation.

Consider these situations where a two to three hour consultation might be all you need:

  • locating the best garden sites before construction
  • evaluating land for gardening before purchase
  • planning a small business growing a crop on your land
  • addressing problem areas with definitive solutions
  • siting primary plantings (trees, shrubs) with flags
  • planting privacy screens and "hedgerows"
  • planning for more wildlife (birds, butterflies, bees, and beneficial insects)
  • planning a children's play area
  • defining paths and walkways
  • planning grading and retaining walls
  • identifying and caring for plants in an old garden
  • establishing priorities that work for the gardener and budget
  • defining garden rooms in a new or old garden
  • restoring or redefining an old garden without damaging its beauty
  • therapeutic gardens
  • fragrant gardens
  • gardens for gardeners with special physical needs
  • learning to prune your fruit trees, grapes, berries
Call Carolyn at (530) 272-4362 for an appointment or to talk about your unique situation. She has over thirty years of experience with foothill properties.

Garden consultations may be as simple as one hour in the nursery or a minimum two hours on your site. All services are billed at $65 per hour.

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