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

Per hour $60 cash, $75 check/card

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

Base speaking fee is $300, plus transportation (and lodging) if applicable

I am limiting my speaking engagements to no more than 2-3 per year

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PRESENTATION TOPICS:

•  Gardening in General (Q & A) not a PowerPoint presentation, but all the others can be

•  Gardening Under the Influence (of Myths)

•  Gardening with Native Plants

•  Gardening with Limitations/Restrictions

•  Gardening with Climate Change

•  Common Gardening Mistakes

•  Best Fragrant Plants for the Midwest Garden

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

•  Bryophytes & Gardening with 'Mosses'

•  Soil, Compost, Mulch & Fertilizer

•  Vegetable Gardening & An Edible Landscape

•  My Favorite Shrubs for the Midwest

•  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, or Anywhere Nearby

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

•  The Truth About Pollinators: Best Plants & Practices

•  The Amazing Carrot Family (Apiaceae)

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

•  Beverage Plants in the Landscape

•  Weeds & Weeding

•  Weather & Climate as They Relate to Gardening

•  XMAS Botany & Gardening: Inside & Out

•  Autumn Gardening & Preparing for Winter