Welcome… Let Ottawa Gardening Coach Josie Pazdzior design your outdoor space to realize its full potential
Josie Pazdzior, Personal gardening coach
- Years of gardening experience and creating urban gardens
- Studied in horticultural technician program at Algonquin college
- Volunteer with Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton
- Long-time volunteer with Ottawa Horticultural Society and Ottawa Valley Rock Garden Society
- Speaker at garden clubs, organizer of design workshops
- Former teacher, bed and breakfast owner
- Onsite consultation about garden issues and improvements, plant ID
- Design of a plan with layout and plant lists for your garden
- Personal coaching in plant knowledge and gardening practices
- Offer the option of more hands-on work in your garden if conditions allow this
“When one plants a garden, one plants happiness.” Chinese saying
Before working as a professional gardener, I taught high school and later operated a bed and breakfast in Ottawa. I became a keen gardener and took most of the horticulture courses at Algonquin College. I have been volunteering with gardening-related groups in the area for over 20 years, and gradually developed this single-person design/consultation/coaching business.
I enjoy meeting people and coaching them in the process of transforming their gardens if they want more help than an initial consultation. Informal, one-on-one, active mentoring is something I find very rewarding. There are many myths about gardening practices, and I want to share what I’ve learned from my experience to be true. I also like to share helpful information with my clients even after my work there has ended, and will sometimes send a link to a talk or a relevant article.
Thanks to my experiences of visiting, creating and working in many different gardens, I am familiar with the challenges that Ottawa area gardeners face. I can help you avoid costly mistakes that may also end up losing years of growing time.
I enjoy meeting people and coaching them in the process of transforming their gardens if they want more help than an initial consultation. Informal, one-on-one, active mentoring is something I find very rewarding. There are many myths about gardening practices, and I want to share what I’ve learned from my experience to be true. I also like to share helpful information with my clients even after my work there has ended, and will sometimes send a link to a talk or a relevant article.
Thanks to my experiences of visiting, creating and working in many different gardens, I am familiar with the challenges that Ottawa area gardeners face. I can help you avoid costly mistakes that may also end up losing years of growing time.
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