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 and

while I will be friendly, I AM NOT looking for friends

Per hour $80 cash, $100 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 and Preparation

• 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 $400, plus transportation (and lodging) if applicable

I am limiting my speaking engagements and, if with visuals, ONLY with a good and reliable AV setup

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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 Mistakes & Misconceptions

•  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'

•  Vegetable Gardening & An Edible Landscape

•  My Favorite Shrubs for the Midwest

•  Midwest Trees – the Good and the Bad

•  Gardening with Conifers & Gymnosperms

•  Plants You Should Not Want, incl. strategies for control and removal of invasive species

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

•  Poisonous / Dangerous Plants

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

•  Beverage Plants in the Landscape

•  Weeds & Weeding  (take the class when offered)

•  Weather & Climate as They Relate to Gardening

•  XMAS Botany & Gardening: Inside & Out

•  Autumn Gardening & Preparing for Winter