DIY Gardens KC

DIY Gardens KC My passion is making the world a more beautiful place to live, one yard at a time. I give people the know how to do it themselves with confidence.

Garden Consultations

Basic consultation:
A basic consultation takes about one hour and is designed to help you deal with the issues you may have in your garden. The session is aimed at people who are new to gardening or maybe just acquired a new home with an established garden. Consultations cover issues like how to maintain plants, pruning, fertilizing. This can also cover how to plant, water a

nd care for new plantings. Longer consultations that cover multiple issues are also available. Garden training:
“The Garden training teaching method helps you confidently develop and achieve growth in your gardens. Gardening success helps relieve the stress of life and balances us. It helps us gain the positive focus and happiness we seek in life. Being in the garden gives you a break from daily stress, anxiety and worry, giving you a life enriched by growth and achievement.”
This training offers you individual instruction in your garden about the soil, plants, disease, spraying and on-going care. The first session will help you form a game plan of what you want to accomplish in your garden and how easily you can achieve this. Advising and working with you for a beginning two hour session, we would discuss where to start, what you need to do, improvements to your soil or area and plantings. On-going training is available when you need it on a per hour basis. You can give me a call or email me when you are ready to continue with the next project or area. Please contact me with questions or to schedule a consultation at
[email protected]


Consultation Fees:

Basic Consultation - $40 - 1 hour minimum session. Gardener’s Training - $70 - 2 hour beginners training or 2 hour consultation visit

On-going Training - $30/hour – minimum 1 hour – available after Basic consultation and Gardener’s Training sessions

Maintenance Plans - $30/hour – available after Basic consultation and Gardener’s Training. This sets you on track with seasonal requirements your plants may need such as applying sprays and/or fertilizing, pruning and other advice for your plants as needed.

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Me...everyday in the Spring 🌱😂
04/20/2023

Me...everyday in the Spring 🌱😂

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Glorious Autumn
11/11/2020

Glorious Autumn

TIPS FOR KEEPING SQUIRRELS OUT OF BIRD FEEDERS AND AWAY FROM BULBSSquirrels love to eat the same nuts and seeds that bir...
11/11/2020

TIPS FOR KEEPING SQUIRRELS OUT OF BIRD FEEDERS AND AWAY FROM BULBS
Squirrels love to eat the same nuts and seeds that birds do, and fall-planted bulbs are a treat when squirrels are actively stocking up for winter. Here are a few strategies you can use in addition to those above to keep them from feasting on your bird feeders and bulbs.

Bird Feeders:

Use a squirrel-proof bird feeder or add squirrel guards or baffles to existing feeders and poles.
Keep the area under the bird feeder clean and free of dropped seeds and nuts.
Place feeders at least 5 to 6 feet off the ground and at least 8 to 10 feet away from any structure (house, fence, shed) that they can use as a launching pad to jump to the feeder.
Prune trees to keep branches far enough away.
Feed safflower seeds — the birds like them, but squirrels don’t.

Bulbs:

Line the bottom, sides, and top of the bulb planting area with hardware cloth (wire mesh) or chicken wire. Cover with soil, then add mulch on the surface. The bulb shoots can make their way up through the mesh, but squirrels can’t make their way down to the bulbs. There are also ready-made bulb cages that can be purchased.
Cover the surface with plastic netting, then cover with mulch.
Place some crushed gravel or rock in the planting hole with the bulbs.
Plant bulbs that squirrels don’t like such as daffodils, alliums, snowdrops, Muscari, Frittilaria, Spanish bluebells, and the fall-blooming autumn crocus. You can plant these varieties solely, intermix them, or outline your planting bed with them.
Keep your planting area clean from bulb debris. Squirrels have a keen sense of smell and can be attracted to their buried treasure quite easily.

Great ways to keeps your landscaping relevant and attractive longer.
10/19/2020

Great ways to keeps your landscaping relevant and attractive longer.

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Farmers Almanac timing for planting. Interesting...sounds about right.
04/12/2020

Farmers Almanac timing for planting. Interesting...sounds about right.

"Montana Moss Juniper Looks and Feels Soft"Montana Moss juniper contributes evergreen color and unique texture to the ga...
02/05/2020

"Montana Moss Juniper Looks and Feels Soft"

Montana Moss juniper contributes evergreen color and unique texture to the garden. It is a rugged low shrub that resists deer, needs little water and performs well as a ground cover or edging even near surfaces that reflect heat. The foliage is soft to the touch.

Common name: Montana Moss juniper

Botanical name: Juniperus chinensis Montana Moss (‘SMNJCHM’)

Exposure: Full sun

Foliage: Needles in a slightly bluish green cover this low evergreen shrub. Very thin and highly textural, they call to mind moss, lichens or seaweed when viewed up close.

Habit: This is a low spreading shrub that can reach two to four feet tall and spread three to six feet wide.

Origin: Juniperus chinensis is native to Asia, where it grows as a tall, narrow tree. Montana Moss is a low-growing selection introduced to the gardening market by Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs in 2020.

How to grow it: Site Montana Moss juniper in full sun and freely draining soil. It prefers dry conditions and should not need supplemental watering after it is established.

This is a heat-tolerant selection that can be used near pavement that reflects heat and sun. USDA Zones 4–9.

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