Services
As a biologist, garden consultant and designer, I offer a variety of educational and hands-on services to people on Salt Spring Island and Lower Vancouver Island.
Specializing in beautiful, productive, biodiverse gardens you’ll love. I help bring biodiversity to your garden while supporting local ecosystems by growing native plants that attract local birds and pollinators.
Native bees are a great way to get bigger fruit and vegetable yields. Supercharge your garden with this effective and all organic method for bountiful harvests!
Provide valuable learning opportunities at your next community event. I love sharing my knowledge to groups through a variety of topics such as: native plants, pollinators, and creating climate resilient gardens.
My clients say…
“We were very happy with all aspects of Emony’s work. We found her thorough, reliable, creative and responsive to all our questions and concerns as we moved through what was very new territory for us. She had extensive native plant knowledge and used this to come up with beautiful designs that worked for a variety of spaces. In addition she was a pleasure to work with. We have no hesitation in recommending Emony’s ecological gardens consult and design services.”
“Emony is a delight and an inspiration in her native plant garden design consultation. She fully observes both the site conditions and the gardener’s capabilities before making recommendations. She supplies a well researched and sourced list of plants and possibilities. While enthusiastic about the potential of native plant gardening, she does not disallow the homeowner’s preferences and peccadilloes. I heartily recommend entering into a garden design relationship with Emony.”
“Emony did a garden consultation for me and gave me a wide range of great plant options that were perfectly suited to my very large property. As someone who knows very little about plants, I really appreciated being able to rely on her expertise and guidance. She was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and easy to work with. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to create or refine their garden, she’s well worth the investment. It saved me hours of trying to research things online and guessing which sources to trust.”
“When I contacted Emony for help to set up a perennial vegetable and native plant garden I didn’t even know if we could actually have one as our open space faces north and the south yard is surrounded by trees, so we get very little sun. But Emony took her time walking around our place, with her suggesting plants for here and there as we went. For the veggies she found a spot I hadn’t even considered that got the required amount of sun. Within a few days I received a list of plant suggestions from her not just for the garden but the whole area around the house. Her knowledge of native plants is quite extensive but she’s also open to planting non-natives as well. We’re very happy with our new garden area and are looking forward to enjoying our perennial vegetables for years to come!”