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Sun 17 Feb 2008

Weeding, Dividing and Moving Plants

Posted by gardenmentor under Weeding, cotoneaster, garden, gardening, gardening with children, weeds
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Worked for a few hours with Bob on our overgrown parking strip. In two hours I was able to clear out about a 25 sq foot area. It doesn’t sound like much, but it was hard work. I was able to salvage, divide and replant Euphorbia, Carex and Sedum. There’s more to do, but that will come another day.

 Anna dropped by and “helped” for a little while, too.

Workout:

  • Type: Other
  • Date: 02/17/2008
  • Time: 16:30:00
  • Total Time: 2:00:00.00
 

Sun 10 Feb 2008

Moving a Stewartia

Posted by gardenmentor under Garden Design & Consulting, garden, garden coach, garden coaching, garden mentor, gardening, right plant right place
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Sunday I met with friends to work with them on planning their garden renovation for this season. For a few years we’ve been discussing this project and all knew that a small Stewartia in the middle of their yard would need to move to allow their garden to work the way they want it to. Yesterday four of us tackled the project and moved the tree into a better location. It took 4 people about 3 hours (12 man hours) to complete the job. I’ll try to write more later, with pix, of the experience.

Workout:

  • Type: Other
  • Date: 02/10/2008
  • Time: 17:00:00
  • Total Time: 3:00:00.00
 

Sun 3 Feb 2008

Light Pruning

Posted by gardenmentor under Pruning, garden, gardening
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Just before it started spitting snow, I got out in the garden and did a bit of pruning — corrections on stump cuts on rhodies and camellia. Added spacers to rubbing branches. Trimmed out dragging branches. Removed ties on climbing hydrangea. Light pruning on Vine Maple.  Cut hardy fuchsia to ground. Cut back hellebore foliage.  Clean up cuts on deciduous viburnums.

Interested in other things? Keep an eye out tomorrow for a post that will come in from gardenhelp.org. I’ll be writing about the end of a long journey with our peach tree.

Workout:

  • Type: Other
  • Date: 02/03/2008
  • Time: 15:11:04
  • Total Time: 1:00:00.00
 

Thu 24 Jan 2008

Seattle Times Garden Coaching Article

Posted by gardenmentor under garden, garden coach, garden coaching, garden mentor, gardening, gardening with children, gift certificates
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Yesterday I was thrilled to see that the Seattle Times ran an Associated Press article written by Dean Fosdick on Garden Coaches entitled Garden Coaches Boost Skills, Confidence. Dean had called me in late December last year to interview me on being a garden mentor. I knew him as a regular gardening writer for the AP and was very happy to speak with him about my experience with and passion for garden mentoring. Dean and I spoke about many aspects of garden coaching. And, Dean spoke with many garden coaches across the U.S. in order to round out his piece for a wider audience. If you are interested in learning more about garden coaching, please take a few moments to read his article here. (And if you select the second image, you’ll see me working with one of my young gardening students.)

Of course, if you have additional questions about gardening or garden coaching, please get in touch.