Urban Bounty Home & Garden Services

Gardener available for design, installation and maintenance of gardens.
My focus is on restoring public land, but I also love helping clients with their
properties when the match is right.

My style is a blend of westcoast native forest restoration, tidy Japanese
gardens, food-producing cottage gardens, and permaculture design. I am based in
Chilliwack and will work on gardens between Abbotsford and Hope.

I charge $35 per hour for labour. I don't charge by the job. I charge a modest
amount for travel time and gas.

My gardening principles

• Grow native trees, shrubs, ferns and herbaceous plants. They can be mixed with some non-native species.
• Less lawn. Lawns should be, at most, pathways and gathering areas between gardens.
• Remove invasive species.

Building a great wildlife garden:

• Mulch gardens regularly. Bare soil is an invitation for weeds.
• Feed gardens with compost and (if needed) organic fertilizer.
• For a new or renewed garden: Weed thoroughly > Amend soil & add compost > Plant > Mulch
• A garden shows time on its face. Great gardens take years or decades.
• A garden is a collaboration between human creativity and nature.
• Utilizing natural processes saves time and money.