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This is great advice!

Thank you!

[quote=Anonymous]I’m in Boston and was facing the same situation as you earlier this year. I can’t even keep succulents alive and I’ve somehow kept this perennial garden thriving this year! A lot of that is the previous owner’s fantastic planning, and I’ve been doing nonstop research on maintenance and care. Luckily, my summer work schedule is fairly light, so I’ve had extra time to devote to this.

I searched “garden tutor” on google and found about 3-4 names of people near me. I picked the one that seemed to fit best for me and she’s been amazing. Most of the websites say that their services are for “garden planning,” but this tutor was super excited to have a chance to advise on such a well-established garden as mine. She came out once for two hours to walk through our gardens ($200), then she sent me a write up afterwards telling me what maintenance I need to do. We’ve set up a second appointment for the end of October so she can help me winterize the gardens.

I plan on having her come out 2-3 times per year until I feel confident on my own. What’s really helped me is that I’ve been told, repeatedly, that a well-planned and established perennial garden is pretty hardy and tough to kill accidentally!

For the summer, most of what you should be doing is just deadheading and other maintenance. I've been using the paid version of the app PictureThis to identify plants and potential issues they have (overwatering, pests, etc). Then I google whether I need to deadhead and now, whether I need to prune and when, etc. We have a drip irrigation system, so I bought timers for that and watering has been pretty easy. I bought Rachio brand, but Orbit is also good.
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