New to the Grand Traverse Region! ............. Precious Petals Garden Design and Maintenance

About Karen Harrison:

Karen Harrison, gardening since 1984, began her own Professional Garden Design business in 2002. She is the owner of Precious Petals, which performs a variety of design, maintenance, container and specialty gardening services. Since 2002, residential customers and commercial properties in Birmingham, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Northville, Novi, Plymouth and West Bloomfield, have been the focus of Precious Petals garden design and maintenance activity. Precious Petals has now relocated to the Grand Traverse Region, as of October 2008.

Karen began studying to be a Professional Gardener in 1997, at Michigan School of Gardening, working to gain additional knowledge, hone her gardening skills and achieve her design certificate. Before starting Precious Petals, Karen worked for several other local professional gardening firms, and then chose to go out on her own.

She is an active member of the Association of Professional Gardeners, a member of the American Horticulture Society, the Practical Gardening Institute and is a “Garden Design Specialist”, through the Michigan School of Gardening. When living in Farmington, Karen’s home and her personal gardens were featured on the Farmington Hills “Garden Tour”, and on the local Cable Access Channel highly popular “Secret Garden” series segment. She is an active volunteer in many communities, providing various “gardening topic lectures” for local Garden Clubs and other non-profit organization and community events. Karen has been active on the Farmington DDA Farmers Market Pavilion Committee and has won a Farmington Hills “Beautification Award” for her design and installation work at Farmington Hills Power Middle School, which was a 6-year volunteer commitment. She also is involved in many other non-gardening volunteer community service related activities.

While Karen began her professional gardening instruction as a student of Michigan School of Gardening in 1997, she has also taken numerous Horticulture Gardening Institute classes, and continues her horticulture education, attending many gardening symposiums and lectures. She has participated in classes offered by the Michigan State University Extension Services and is a enthusiastic researcher of new practices, design concepts and plant materials. Her Fall/Winter months are spent attending Gardening and Design Classes, and working part time as a Florist/Designer. Floral activity is a year round passion for Karen.

Should you like to contact us, regarding scheduling a consultation, the development
of a design, or to discuss a plan for updating or maintaining your property, call us at the Office, 231-632-0000 or at 248-444-9286. The email address for Precious Petals is precious-petals@live.com.
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About Precious Petals:

Precious Petals offers On-Site Consultation, Design, Installation, Updating/Renovation, Creative Container Garden Services, Herb Gardens, Memorial Gardens, Woodland and Shade Gardens, Butterfly/Hummingbird Gardens, Garden Maintenance, and Annual Opening and Closure of Gardens.

Consultation includes in-depth analysis of the Customer site, discussion with the Customer regarding the desired scope of the project, discussion of ideas for a new design or the rejuvenation or updating of existing bedding areas. We survey our Customers personal tastes, desires and needs. We will deliver our proposal, as part of our Consultation, with a Visual plan, if required, of what we feel needs attention, replacement or change, based on our discussion with our Client.

After a Consultation, the Customer can choose which services they desire, in order to get their garden in shape for the coming season or to fall within a predetermined budget.

Our Maintenance Services include weeding, dividing perennials, small tree and shrub pruning, edging as well a general cleanup of garden beds. Maintenance Services are provided Spring, Summer and Fall. Precious Petals can setup a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly Maintenance Schedule, to maximize the health and appearance of our Customers Gardens and Landscaped Areas, or can work on an as required basis.

We also offer “hands on” Training for our Clients whom might have an interest in working in their Gardens, but needs some initial help to get started and build confidence. Precious Petals “One-On-One” Training can be a big help for the “budding” Gardener.

Whatever your needs or desires are, for your Garden areas, Precious Petals will be happy, to be of Service!

Recommendations are available upon request.

Should you like to contact us, regarding scheduling a consultation, the development
of a design, or to discuss a plan for updating or maintaining your property, call us at the Office, 231-632-0000 or at 248-444-9286. The email address for Precious Petals is precious-petals@live.com.


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Precious Petals Mission Statement:

“Creating, restoring and rejuvenating, making beautiful Gardens and
keeping them that way…for our Customers to enjoy and take pride in!”

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The following is a list of Services, offered by Precious Petals:

Design:
• On-Site Consultation, Design and Installation Services …is our forte!
• Garden Updating and Renovation: Build on what you have or start fresh!

Specialty Gardens:
• Butterfly and Hummingbird Gardens: A real treat. A fun and enjoyable Natural Specialty Garden.
• Container Gardens: Custom Designed Containers to suit a Season, Location, Holiday or Special Event.
• Cutting Gardens: Dedicated growing area, just for cutting Fresh Flowers.
• Herb Gardens: An attractive looking growing area, devoted to growing Fresh Herbs.
• Memorial Gardens: Personally designed site, integrated into your Landscape Plan, to honor a Loved One departed.
• Raised Bed Gardens: Suitable for many applications and plant materials.
• Woodland and Shade Gardens: A wonderful “Shady Plant” addition to many Customers Landscape Plans, adding color and texture to Shaded and Woodland areas.

Maintenance and Installation:
• Garden Opening Service: Cleanup and prepping your garden, to prepare for the Spring renewal and the upcoming growing Season.
• Shrub and Tree Maintenance: Small Tree/Shrub Pruning.
• Perennial and Annual Planting: Perennial planting, dividing and replanting Services. Annual Planting. Bulb Planting. Small Tree and Shrub Installation. Container Gardens.
• Maintenance Services: Edging, Weeding, Mulching and Deadheading Services. Scheduled Customer Maintenance Service. Spring and Fall Cleanup of bedding areas.

Customer Garden Maintenance Training:
• Maintenance Training: Would you like to work your own garden but need some initial help? Precious Petals offers “hourly based, hand on” Training Services to clients that want to take a more active role in their own gardens.