Garden Consultation and Training

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I’m starting a little side-hustle while I’m growing my fledgling somatic coaching practice.

If you’re curious about my somatic coaching practice, here’s more information:
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Drawing upon 17 years of teaching at Audubon Vermont and 30 years of gardening with a focus on native and edible plants, I can offer guidance with:

  • Native plant selection

  • Invasive plant identification and management strategies

  • Fruit and vegetable garden advice

  • Creating wildlife habitat to provide food and nesting sites for pollinators and birds

  • Pruning trees and shrubs

  • Taking a light touch with spring and fall garden cleanup 

I’d love to talk plants with you. 

Email me at somatic.grounding@gmail.com

Here’s how it typically goes:

We walk the garden together. I find out what you love about your garden, what you’d like to change, and what might be a little overwhelming.

I identify plants, as needed. I can spot the difference between an unwelcome weed and an ecologically harmful invasive plant and offer advice on how to manage them.

I make plant recommendations that are suited to your garden’s soil and sun, prioritizing native plants and pollinator plants. I consider the layers of your garden, habitat and nesting sites, and food for wildlife (and humans) across the seasons.

I take notes along the way and leave them with you. If there are any questions that I need to do a little more research on, I will send you a follow up email within a week of our visit. 

Pricing

I offer a sliding scale fee structure for folks of varying degrees of financial security. It offers the opportunity for community members with greater financial means to provide support and access to others.

Garden Consultation: $75/hour + mileage*

Pay-It-Forward Garden Consultation: $100/hour + mileage*

Community-Supported Garden Consultation: $20-50/hour + mileage*

* 70 cents per mile, round-trip, from Burlington’s south end

Let me know what works for you. I trust you to know your financial circumstances.