Services
Garden care that starts below the surface
Six jobs, all for beds, borders, shrubs and vegetable gardens. We don't mow or run lawn programs.
Soil report and plan
The first visit. We sample each bed, send the samples to a lab and write a plan from the report.
Samples taken bed by bed
A written plan in plain words
Monthly garden care
One of us visits once a month, April to October, to weed, deadhead, stake, edge and check the water.
A card after every visit
Compost and mulch
Beds are top-dressed with screened compost and mulched where the report and the plants call for it.
OMRI Listed amendments where needed
Perennial and shrub pruning
Cut-backs, divisions and shrub pruning at the right month for each plant.
Spring shrubs after they bloom
Vegetable and raised beds
Soil work and seasonal turnover for raised beds and kitchen gardens, with a plan for what to rest and what to plant.
Fall samples for next year's beds
Spring and fall clean-ups
A big visit at each end of the season: cut back, clear, mulch and tuck in.
Leaf mulch kept on site
How garden care is priced
We don't price a garden from a photo. You get a number in writing after the soil report, and it lists what is in it.
What decides the price
The size and number of beds matter most, then what the soil needs and how often you want us.
Bed count and size
How much weeding and pruning
Compost and mulch the report calls for
Visits a month
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
It covers the soil report, the written plan, the visit schedule and a list of materials. It leaves out new plants, hardscape, tree work and lawns, which we quote separately.
What happens at the first visit
An hour or so with you in the garden, and soil samples bed by bed. We tell you the visit fee when you book, and credit it toward your first month if you sign up for monthly care.
How and when you pay
Monthly visits are billed after each visit. Materials are listed on the invoice, not folded into the price of the visit. We take checks and cards.
If the job changes
If a bed needs more than the plan says, we tell you first and write the new amount down before we do the work.
Materials and who buys them
We buy the compost and mulch and list each one. Plants you choose are bought at a nursery and added to the invoice at what we paid.
Start with the soil report
Tell us about the beds and we'll set up the first visit.
