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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


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


Six Ways to Get Your First Paying Clients as a Professional Fine Gardener
A few years ago I had a dream: to garden every day and somehow figure out a way to make money while doing it. And today, I can tell you...
Katie Burnham
Aug 27, 202413 min read


August Gardening Tips
Right this minute, it's already mid-August and I've only just now carved out a few minutes to peel off my gloves and put down my hand-hoe...
Katie Burnham
Aug 11, 20248 min read


What's that PNW Weed: Invasive Catsear Flower
No, it's not a dandelion! Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata), also commonly known as false dandelion, spotted catsear, and hairy cat's ear...
Katie Burnham
Aug 10, 20243 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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