Working smarter, not harder.
Helping busy gardeners grow beautiful, productive gardens with personalized coaching, practical advice, and proven strategies
🌱 Start a Garden
Whether you're dreaming of raised beds, vegetables, flowers, or an edible landscape, I'll help you create a plan that fits your space and your lifestyle.
Solve Garden Problems🦌
Deer, poor soil, pests, diseases, or plants that just won't grow? Let's figure out what's happening and make a plan that works.
Work With Me
Need personalized guidance? Whether you're starting from scratch or trying to figure out why your current garden isn't thriving, you don't have to figure it out alone. Choose an on-site consultation, a virtual visit, or ongoing garden mentoring.
From the romanticizing, beauty-seeking teacher in me
From the GenX, pragmatic problem-solver in me
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Question: Got my first garden up and going, tomatoes, peppers, cukes, spinach, chard, beets... the usual stuff. Store bought plants, 4 weeks in ground. Should I be doing anything to protect the plants in this upcoming heat wave? Everything is in full sun the entire day. I'm in mid mi.
Answer: Mulch. Shade cloth on hoops, posts or poles - at least at the west side.. Not many things like sunshine from sunrise to sunset.
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Let’s grow together…
Plan
Success comes from thinking about the garden before starting it! Your consultant or mentor will help you decide what to grow, draw sketches, measure spaces, test soil or build a raised bed, prepare before seeding or bringing home plants and protect the space from animals and children.
Plant
Welcome the new plants into your garden and place the seeds. Nourish and defend from threats. Take pictures of your growing babies. Ask your mentor questions along the way. Schedule a visit to check on the progress and get specific direction.
Harvest
Enjoy your successful gardening! The challenges are behind you and the benefits are now. Reminisce on the sunny, rainy, hot, cold times. Remember how it felt to be out in your garden space. Consider what worked and what didn’t and if you’d like to expand your garden. Repeat the planning cycle for next year. Contact your mentor with your ideas!
Here’s some of what you might harvest: https://youtu.be/zJ-POOURUPY
For every problem, there's a solution!
"This new house we bought came with a garden but I don't know what these plants are or how to care for them."
"I have a small tree with a small hole in it. Should I fill it?"
"Can you make a butterfly garden for our church?"
"How can I grow anything when I have (dogs/cats/chickens/kids) that like to dig everything up?"
"What can I plant under my crab tree?"
"My mom's garden is too big. How can I close that one and create a small patch she can manage?"
"I want to grow fresh food for my toddlers but they keep pulling up/stepping on the plants."
"My granddaughter really wants to plant a butterfly garden. How do we start? What should we plant?"
We are ALL beginners at some point!
What Gardeners Are Saying
“I wanted to start a garden but had no idea where to start except a rock border. Tammy helped me decide which plants to plant, what soil to use, what's best in full sun and we're in the garden to plant them. I'd still be lost without her help.” -Megan G.
“I have always been a self professed black thumbed person up until last year when The Lazy Northern Gardener helped me by mentioning lots of small and big things about my container garden. I implemented them and saw my first successful garden ever. She is kind, helpful and extremely encouraging. She has helped me trouble shoot and answered all of my many many questions and gave me tips and tricks that I credit with my success! Can't say Thank You enough to The Lazy Northern Gardener! ! !” -Marcia H.
“I highly recommend The Lazy Northern Gardener! It was so easy working with Tammy. After providing her with basic information regarding my space, she presented me with several suggestions that met my needs/likes/dislikes. I was given pictures of what the plants would look like together in each season. This made it much easier for me to visualize. I love the perennial plants that were selected and am looking forward to watching them grow and fill in my space.
If you are new to gardening or if you are experienced and would like to change things up a bit, The Lazy Northern Gardener is the way to go.” Kimberly S.
How I Can Help
🌱 Starting a garden 🥕 Growing more food🦌 Solving garden problems
🦋 Creating wildlife habitats 🏡 Designing beautiful outdoor spaces
What's a LAZY GARDENER?
It's a person who values their resources: time, money and labor.
They've discovered the easiest and best ways to start and take care of their gardens by trial and error and the experiences their mentors share.
It's not that they don't work, it's that they work smarter and not harder.
10 Tips to Mastering Lazy Gardens
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