Consulting & Services
Professional Horticultural & Landscape Consulting
Practical plant expertise for homeowners, landscape professionals, and organizations throughout Metro Detroit.
Whether you're creating a new landscape, revitalizing an existing garden, or simply looking for expert guidance, Garden Outside The Box provides personalized consulting to help you grow with confidence.
Based in Metro Detroit, I offer both on-site consultations and virtual consulting services, making it easy to receive professional advice no matter where you live.
Every property is unique, and every gardener has different goals. My approach combines practical horticultural knowledge, sustainable gardening practices, and creative design solutions to help create beautiful, functional outdoor spaces that thrive for years to come.
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Horticultural Support for Landscape Professionals
Flexible horticultural expertise for landscape design, installation, and enhancement projects.
Garden Outside The Box partners with landscape contractors, designers, and other green-industry professionals to provide experienced horticultural support on a project-based or ongoing basis.
Services can include client site consultations, property and site assessments, plant selection and placement, planting-plan review, landscape renovations and enhancements, plant health troubleshooting, and plant and material sourcing.
I can also assist with plant substitutions based on site conditions, availability and budget; recommendations for proper spacing and mature size; seasonal interest and plant combinations; nursery and grower coordination; and horticultural questions that arise during installation.
With experience in landscape horticulture, landscape design, nursery purchasing, plant sourcing, and residential landscape consulting, I bring both practical plant knowledge and an understanding of how horticultural decisions affect design, installation, maintenance, and long-term landscape performance.
I can work directly with your clients or behind the scenes as an extension of your design and production team, providing additional horticultural expertise when and where it's needed.
Available throughout Southeast Michigan for project-based and ongoing landscape-industry partnerships.
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Consulting Services
🌿 Garden & Landscape Design
Create beautiful, functional landscapes with the right plants, proper spacing, seasonal interest, and designs that fit your lifestyle and maintenance preferences.
🌼 Plant & Garden Health
Diagnose plant problems and receive expert recommendations for pest, disease, and nutrient issues, with an emphasis on environmentally friendly and organic gardening practices whenever possible.
🏡 Urban Gardening & Small Space Solutions
Maximize patios, balconies, raised beds, and small landscapes through creative design, vertical gardening, and space-saving growing techniques.
💧 Indoor Gardening & Hydroponics
Learn how to successfully grow herbs, vegetables, and houseplants indoors using hydroponic systems and controlled growing environments.
♻️ Composting & Vermicomposting
Set up efficient composting systems or worm farms for homes, classrooms, schools, and community gardens.
🦋 Pollinator & Native Gardens
Design beautiful gardens that support butterflies, bees, birds, and other beneficial wildlife while incorporating native plants that thrive in your local environment.
🍎 Edible Landscapes and Food Forests
Turn your yard into a living pantry with thoughtfully designed edible landscapes and food forests that combine ornamental beauty with abundant harvests, biodiversity, and sustainability.
❤️ Therapeutic Horticulture & Gardening for Special Needs
Adaptive and therapeutic gardening solutions designed to make gardening accessible, engaging, and rewarding for individuals with varying physical, sensory, or cognitive abilities. Services may include sensory garden design, accessible garden planning, and customized gardening experiences.
🌱 Youth Gardening Programs
Educational gardening experiences for schools, youth organizations, homeschool groups, and community programs that inspire the next generation of gardeners.
✂️ Landscape Pruning & Maintenance
Learn proper pruning techniques and seasonal maintenance practices that keep landscapes healthy, attractive, and thriving.
🏠 Landscape Staging for Home Sales
Increase curb appeal and create a lasting first impression with strategic landscape improvements designed to enhance your home's marketability.
📋 DIY Landscape Planning
Want to do the work yourself? Receive a customized step-by-step landscape plan with plant recommendations, layout guidance, shopping lists, and implementation advice—saving money while achieving professional-quality results.
Why Work With Garden Outside The Box?
With more than 20 years of horticultural experience and formal education in landscape horticulture and landscape design, I combine professional plant knowledge with practical, real-world solutions. Whether I'm helping a homeowner create a landscape they love or partnering with a landscape professional on a client project, I provide thoughtful horticultural expertise and creative solutions tailored to the unique needs of each property.
Let's create beautiful, functional landscapes that thrive for years to come.