The Gardening Tutor

The Gardening Tutor Although I could have become a contractor that did not appeal to me. I love to teach and witness people learning new things. It's magical!

Since 2007, Mary Frost has been the sole proprietor of The Gardening Tutor, a Hands-On Individualized Gardening Instruction and Consulting business in Santa Rosa, CA (Gardening Zone 9 in Sonoma County). Gardening How To Videos by The Gardening Tutor:
Vimeo Channel - https://vimeo.com/channels/thegardeningtutor
YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBD8I83kZgEvnZ193o2qnwA

If you have

ever felt frustrated by your gardening efforts, are just beginning your gardening journey, or need a fresh pair of eyes to help with design, The Gardening Tutor can help. The Gardening Tutor Story:
Becoming The Gardening Tutor happened after I graduated from college with a degrees in Landscape Management and Horticulture Therapy. As I drove around my Sonoma County community, I kept seeing gardens that had been installed by contractors or by the homeowners themselves that in just weeks most of the plants looked sad and were not thriving. I thought, "People just need a little one-on-one tutoring to know what to do with their plants ". And The Gardening Tutor was born! You can find more FREE gardening tips on The Gardening Tutor website: https://thegardeningtutor.com/2024
and on The Gardening Tutor's Blog: https://thegardeningtutor.com/gardening-blog

Harvest Sweet Peas too before the Heatwave . . .
06/10/2026

Harvest Sweet Peas too before the Heatwave . . .

Harvesting Roses before the Heatwave Today . . .
06/10/2026

Harvesting Roses before the Heatwave Today . . .

I just finished watering tonight in preparation for the heatwave coming tomorrow and Thursday. In the comments, I've pos...
06/10/2026

I just finished watering tonight in preparation for the heatwave coming tomorrow and Thursday. In the comments, I've posted a link to The Gardening Tutor Blog: How to Get Your Plants Through a Heatwave . . .

This Blog Post from The Gardening Tutor needs to be seen and shared by a wider audience. Would you all please share it....
06/08/2026

This Blog Post from The Gardening Tutor needs to be seen and shared by a wider audience. Would you all please share it. Birds Eating Sluggo® Link in the Comments . . .

Wow, have you ever been at your computer so long your eyes are bulging, ha! I just updated a bunch of things that needed...
06/07/2026

Wow, have you ever been at your computer so long your eyes are bulging, ha! I just updated a bunch of things that needed attention on my blog. If you've never seen The Gardening Tutor Blog, I've put a link to it in the comments. there are 3 blogs about slugs in strawberries.

Remember how I show Iceland Poppies as cut flowers. The key is to singe the cut end with an open flame for about 4 secon...
06/06/2026

Remember how I show Iceland Poppies as cut flowers. The key is to singe the cut end with an open flame for about 4 seconds before putting in the vase of water. So, I wanted to see if Ornamental Poppies (aka o***m or breadseed poppies) would hold up as cut flowers. I singed the cut ends the same as Iceland Poppies. As long as I used flowers that had just opened it worked! The poppies in the photo have lasted 2 days so far. When I used older blooms they did not last at all. this is Papaver 'Cupcake'. Not really long lasting enough to be considered a great cut flower but it was so lovely to have them inside the house for a little bit.

It's time for Summer Shaping of Persimmon if needed. I wish I'd remember to take before photos as this persimmon was abo...
06/06/2026

It's time for Summer Shaping of Persimmon if needed. I wish I'd remember to take before photos as this persimmon was about 5 feet taller and wider then in this after photo, ha! Remember, summer pruning of fruit trees is how to keep older trees smaller instead of pruning older trees in winter which makes them grow more. Summer pruning slows growth and winter pruning whips them up to grow more.

Let's try this again as fb will not link the links that I post unless I put the link in the comments. Carnations and Pin...
06/06/2026

Let's try this again as fb will not link the links that I post unless I put the link in the comments. Carnations and Pinks are looking so great right now. It's a good time to get your shopping done. The link to the Gardening tutor Blog is in the comments. sheesh.

When I was a new gardener, I used to leave the pretty seedheads on the Clematis Hybrids because they were so fluffy and ...
06/05/2026

When I was a new gardener, I used to leave the pretty seedheads on the Clematis Hybrids because they were so fluffy and magical looking but then I learned that if I pruned them off right after flowers faded that the plant would bloom again. Now, I only leave the last seedheads in fall to enjoy them. Clematis hybrids (the large flowering clematis) can repeat bloom at least 3 times when deadheaded.

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