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From Hobby to Full Time. How I Standardized My Gardening Method for Results
So how do professional fine gardeners effectively and efficiently maintain other people’s gardens? It’s actually a pretty easy process once
Katie Burnham
Sep 24, 20244 min read


What's that PNW Weed: Invasive Canada Thistle
Here in Western Washington, Canada thistle is ubiquitous along roadsides and in fields--thorny leaves and fluorescent purple flowers...
Katie Burnham
Sep 12, 20243 min read


Six Ways to Maintain Customers for a Predictable and Profitable Fine Gardening Business
When you maintain recurring clients, you guarantee yourself a predictable income. And providing recurring services to the same group of...
Katie Burnham
Sep 9, 202410 min read


Risks of Municipal Waste Biosolid Compost: What Gardeners Should Know
A few weeks ago, a client asked me if I had ever heard about a local company that makes garden compost. And for legal reasons, I'm not...
Katie Burnham
Jul 30, 202410 min read
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