Gardening Support

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Welcome to Alongside, where you choose as many support services as you like so your garden shines.

Are you a homeowner who needs assistance designing a garden?

A master gardener who needs support maintaining a large garden?

Someone who needs a spring or fall garden cleanup?

Going out of town and need your garden watered?

Busy and need someone to shop for all your garden supplies?

Alongside takes care of it!

Services Provided

  • Garden design/modification, garden installation

  • Planting, dividing perennials, transplanting, watering, deadheading, pruning, weeding, mulching, spring or fall cleanup

  • Garden mapping and maintenance instructions by season

If you would like the experience of participating, or want to reduce costs, I’m happy to work alongside you as your gardening partner.

About Me

My desire to support homeowners and gardeners comes from personal experience. I have always loved the outdoors and natural science. And having the good fortune of working at an ecosystem preserve and native gardens for 10 years, I had the opportunity to delve into learning how native plants are a critical link in the ecosystem “web,” and how important a healthy ecosystem is to our physical and mental wellbeing. Being in the preserve, helping with planting in the native garden, and growing in the greenhouse for the annual native plant sale sank into my soul.

In 2020, I found myself revamping my own garden one area at a time as a way to keep my sanity during the pandemic. I dove into researching plants, both native and cultivated, and have since spent much time arranging and rearranging (my family may say obsessing 😉) in our garden. It’s been intriguing to learn how a garden is in constant motion, and a delight to see plants happily take root and take off. I’m now a gardener for life.

My goals are to:

  • Provide what you desire from your garden in terms of function, appearance and maintenance,

  • If you request design/modification service, involve you as much as you like in creating a garden unique to you,

  • If you are a beginner gardener, give you the information and confidence to embrace gardening,

  • Assure you with good communication and reliability, and

  • Stay within your budget or provide regular budget updates.

I look forward to making your little slice of the planet healthy and beautiful!

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Service Policies

Normal business hours are Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm; there is some availability during off-hours.

Greater Grand Rapids areas served include: Cascade, East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kentwood, Northview, Walker and Wyoming.

A free, one-hour consultation is provided prior to starting work, at which time we will assess your needs and how to best accommodate them, and review the service agreement.

An hourly rate is charged (please email or call for rate), one hour of work is the minimum requested, and there are no mileage fees.

Payment via Zelle, Venmo, check or cash.