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One-on-One Landscape and Garden Consulting 

Also see MENTORING

Want Qs answered -- get my book, schedule a consult or take one of my classes.

You should not expect free advice. I am a business.

Payment is expected at the time of the consultation.

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The consultation usually includes, but is not limited to:

• Plant Identification

• Cultivation Techniques (esp pruning)

• Habitat Assessment (including soil and drainage)

• Ornamental and Food Plants

• What to Avoid

• Purpose, Planning, Preparation, Priority and Patience

• Design

• Resources​​

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 Group Presentations 

The Mad Botanist is an experienced educator and lecturer, noted for his forthright discourse and sarcastic humor

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PRESENTATION TOPICS:

•  Gardening Under the Influence (of Myths)

•  Gardening with Native Plants

•  Bryophytes & Gardening with 'Mosses'

•  Best Fragrant Plants for the Midwest Garden

•  Fungi in the Garden: Sometimes Problematic or Food, but also a way to Healthier Plants

•  Soil, Compost, Mulch & Fertilizer

•  Vegetable Gardening & An Edible Landscape

•  My Favorite Shrubs for the Midwest and Why

•  Midwest Trees – the Good and the Bad

•  Gardening with Conifers

•  Invasive Species: Strategies for Control and Removal

•  Plants You Should Not Want on Your Property

•  Gardening with Limitations/Restrictions

•  Common Gardening Mistakes

•  Magnificent Flowers

•  Best Plants and Practices to Attract Pollinators

•  The Amazing Carrot Family (Apiaceae)

•  Lichens and Living Alone

•  Foraging: Best Wild Foods of the Midwest (Culinary Delights)

•  Beverage Plants in the Landscape

•  Weeds & Weeding

•  What Kind of Gardener are You?

•  Weather & Climate as They Relate to Gardening

•  How to Grow Ericoids (Rhodos, Blueberries, etc.) in the Midwest

•  Autumn Gardening & Preparing for Winter