Garden Consulting and Coaching

Consulting

One-on-One Consulting

Are you a homeowner, garden designer, or landscaper looking for ideas about how to weave food plants into your landscape? Or tips on how to harvest more?

I’d love to help you create an out-of-the-box edible garden.

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Virtual Consultation (30 minutes)

Are you a homeowner, garden designer, or landscaper looking for ideas about how to weave food plants into the landscape? Book a virtual consultation so we can talk about your situation, your challenges, and your opportunities. We can dig into techniques, suitable plants, and how to pick projects that fit your available time.

CAD$60 for half an hour

Meet in Your Garden (1 hour, in Toronto)

If you’re a homeowner, garden designer, or landscaper in Toronto, I’ll meet you in your garden to answer your food-gardening questions, give you my suggestions for your specific conditions—and help you to think outside the box. We can explore techniques, plant choice, and what best suits your site.

CAD$150 for an hour

How Consulting Works

You decide what information will help you grow more food:

I can suggest ways to grow more in your space
You can bounce your ideas off of me
We can talk about specific plants, techniques, or challenges

And I can give you tips about how to keep things simple so that your garden doesn’t feel like a burden.

“I talked to Steven over the phone and was really impressed with his consultation services!! He listened, we talked about my gardening hopes, he gave me fabulous suggestions and supported that with examples from his own growing experience. Using his knowledge, he is growing growers and cultivating a formula of success for them. Highly recommended!”

— Joyce

Group Coaching

Want to ask your gardening questions but not ready for one-on-one consulting?

You might be interested in our monthly talks and meetups. We kick off the session with an engaging talk, and then shift to Q+A. It’s a great space to ask questions and share.

My Approach to Consulting

Plain English

With a horticultural science degree, work experience in the horticultural industry, as a college instructor, and as a journalist, I bridge the gap between industry jargon, unintelligible academic babble, and everyday English.

I’ll also help you hone your BS detector and filter out silly ideas and unnecessary gadgets.

Advice for Your Needs

I help you think outside the box with edible gardening so that…

Your garden brings together what you need and what you like
Your garden is unique
Your garden is something you love…because it’s your creation

Fig Mentoring

Growing figs in cold climates is a passion for me.

I love to help gardeners find a way to conquer winter and take care of their fig plants. If you want one-on-one fig-focused advice, book a fig mentoring session.

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Virtual Fig Mentoring (30 minutes)

$60.00

Want to up your game at growing figs? Book a virtual fig mentoring session so we can talk about your fig trees! Your challenges, and your opportunities. We’ll discuss care, pruning, getting your figs to ripen...and how to conquer winter!