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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


September Gardening Checklist
Knowing where to start in the garden can be a completely overwhelming feeling. There's so many weeds! There's too much to do! The grass...
Katie Burnham
Sep 6, 20248 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


Creative Ways to Keep Your Garden Thriving Through the Winter Months
Winter is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest and as I sit in my kitchen, drinking tea, curled up in a quilt, and warmed by the wood
Katie Burnham
Jan 1, 20236 min read
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