
Apres Horticulture
Apres Horticulture
$75/ hour expert high level gardening (NO MOWING). I treat every yard as a botanic garden. Meaning I can ID 95% of the plants found in the common landscape and know how to properly train/treat. Get as much done as 2 or 3 average gardeners. Weeding- pull out most noxious 1st (burnweed, poke weed, bittersweet etc) Pruning - cutting 1/3 oldest wood back, no hedging (shaping with technique); timing to promote flowers Planting - install at proper depth with nutritious growing media Irrigation - proficiently install drip line Fertilization- annuals (weekly microdose) ; perennials, shrubs and trees (yearly slow release) I am a degreed (Rutgers University) horticulturist with 10+ years of botanic garden experience: Telluride Ski Resort, Virgin Island Villas, Nestldown (wedding venue) and Rockefeller Estates. Magical blend of art, education and gardening. Award winning designer, ProGreen Denver Assistant teacher for Colorado Master Gardener Volunteer Asheville Botanic Garden
"Derek is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. He had a real passion for plants and making sure we work with our native habitat. He really works with you and your budget. He comes up with ideas to make it your own. I love his plant placement. He also helped me think about each season and the future when choosing plants. We still have a lot of work a head of us but looking forward to the end result and a few years of growth!"
Shawna K on April 2025
$75/ hour expert high level gardening (NO MOWING). I treat every yard as a botanic garden. Meaning I can ID 95% of the plants found in the common landscape and know how to properly train/treat. Get as much done as 2 or 3 average gardeners. Weeding- pull out most noxious 1st (burnweed, poke weed, bittersweet etc) Pruning - cutting 1/3 oldest wood back, no hedging (shaping with technique); timing to promote flowers Planting - install at proper depth with nutritious growing media Irrigation - proficiently install drip line Fertilization- annuals (weekly microdose) ; perennials, shrubs and trees (yearly slow release) I am a degreed (Rutgers University) horticulturist with 10+ years of botanic garden experience: Telluride Ski Resort, Virgin Island Villas, Nestldown (wedding venue) and Rockefeller Estates. Magical blend of art, education and gardening. Award winning designer, ProGreen Denver Assistant teacher for Colorado Master Gardener Volunteer Asheville Botanic Garden
"Derek is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. He had a real passion for plants and making sure we work with our native habitat. He really works with you and your budget. He comes up with ideas to make it your own. I love his plant placement. He also helped me think about each season and the future when choosing plants. We still have a lot of work a head of us but looking forward to the end result and a few years of growth!"
Shawna K on April 2025