Comments on: Garden Coaching in the New York Times

By: Annie in Austin

Annie in Austin — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:37:14 +0000

The article must be somewhere in the stack of papers piled up while I was away – congratulations on appearing in the NYTimes, and having a cool photo published, too.

I love the name garden coach, and guess you have fun giving people permission to do what they want!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

PS Susan, you mentioned Adirondack Chairs in the Rant about outdoor living… my husband’s newly built versions are on my latest blog post if you’re interested.

By: Deborah Young

Deborah Young — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:17:28 +0000

Susan,

Congratulations on your big article. You have got me thinking about gardening in a different way now. It is really more to it than cutting the grass, pruning the shrubs and setting out bedding plants.

By: Nan

Nan — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:27:30 +0000

I’ve been trying to think of a catchy name for my garden design/consultant business that doesn’t sound like I will do a scale drawing and installation! People definitely need advice before they step foot in a nursery – I want to be able to do that & monitor their efforts. This article came at just the right time for me – still thinking of a good business name though..

By: susan harriss

susan harriss — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:47:00 +0000

Billy, I”m so glad you found me and my co-conspirators over at the Rant. I hope you join us in the communal ranting.

By: Xris (Flatbush Gardener)

Xris (Flatbush Gardener) — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:46:05 +0000

I like the term “coach.” In my first career job, one of my colleagues bestowed that nickname on me.

“Garden coach” is a good description of how I interact with my neighbors and others about gardening. Everytime I’m in the garden section of a big-box hardware store, I get questions. I guess I just exude “coach.”

By: susan harriss

susan harriss — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:18:37 +0000

Trey, actually I just made up the term, never having heard anyone else use it. My first “coachee” was a garden club member who asked if I knew anyone she could hire to teach her to garden, be her “mentor.” I switched to “coach,” took out an ad and started doing it. Who knows – maybe it will catch on. Though if you read the Times article, one of the coaches mentioned is in Seattle, so there’s at least one person in the West making up terms, too.