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So how do professional fine gardeners effectively and efficiently maintain other people’s gardens? It’s actually a pretty easy process once

Here in Western Washington, Canada thistle is ubiquitous along roadsides and in fields--thorny leaves and fluorescent purple flowers...

When you maintain recurring clients, you guarantee yourself a predictable income. And providing recurring services to the same group of...

Fine gardening is a densely planted, diversified garden that is selectively pruned, hand weeded, and top-dressed with compost.

Knowing where to start in the garden can be a completely overwhelming feeling. There's so many weeds! There's too much to do! The grass...

A few years ago I had a dream: to garden every day and somehow figure out a way to make money while doing it. And today, I can tell you...

Right this minute, it's already mid-August and I've only just now carved out a few minutes to peel off my gloves and put down my hand-hoe...

No, it's not a dandelion! Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata), also commonly known as false dandelion, spotted catsear, and hairy cat's ear...

A few weeks ago, a client asked me if I had ever heard about a local company that makes garden compost. And for legal reasons, I'm not...

Cytisus scoparius, more commonly known as Scotch broom or Scot's broom, is an invasive shrub from Europe in the Fabaceae family. Listed as a

A Monthly Garden Guide for July Here in the Pacific Northwest, it finally feels like summer and it finally is summer! Annual flowers are...

Ok, so here's my confession: I don't own a truck, and I operate a successful, thriving fine gardening business. But a few months ago, I...

Hiring a garden coach may be the best way for you to fast-track your gardening journey.

Lately, here on Vashon Island, it's felt a lot more like spring than winter! The frigid cold and incessant rain of January subsided in...

Summer ended with a sigh of relief here on Vashon Island. Most of my perennial plants were at their wits' end after a hot and dry summer...

Last summer, my mom texted me asking if I wanted to go on a cruise to the Bahamas in April for a family reunion of sorts. While at the...

I've been working as a gardener for some time now, and still to this day, one of my favorite parts of my job is weeding. You must think...

In my last post, I declared to the world that winter is a time for reprieve from the garden--to relax and rejoice in the fact that there...

Winter is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest and as I sit in my kitchen, drinking tea, curled up in a quilt, and warmed by the wood

Weeding a garden is probably one of the most integral management strategies for any type of garden. But before I can even discuss the...