Garden Consultations

• You recently moved to New Mexico and want to learn about the existing plants in your garden and how to care for them.

• You have a shady or too hot space and aren’t sure what will thrive in your garden.

• You are interested in the use of cacti and succulents in the garden and how to maintain them.

• You would like advice on how to maintain a newly designed garden installation.

• You would like to attract more pollinators to your garden.

• You would like to integrate a vegetable garden into your existing garden space.

• You would like to bring more color to your garden.

• You would like to understand the seasonal changes in your garden and to be able to enjoy your garden year round.

• You would generally like to feel differently in your existing garden space and aren’t sure how to bring that about.

Whether you have just moved to Santa Fe and are starting from scratch or are a long-time resident seeking support to dream up your ideal garden space, we are eager to help.

Consultations last between 60-90 minutes, depending on the size and complexity of your garden. During your  consultation, we will walk through your garden space together and discuss your questions, problem areas and dream goals for your garden.

Recommendations will be made for new plants based on your specific garden requirements, discuss plant removal, pruning and maintenance as well as watering schedules and soil conditioning options. 

A summary will be provided as a follow up to our consultation. This will include items discussed including new plant suggestions and maintenance recommendations for new and existing plants. 

This report may also include any quick on-site sketches made during our consultation. Note: these are not design plans. Plant placement suggestions will be made during the consultation and when applicable a rough sketch may be created. Please note such a sketch is not to substitute a formal garden design and drawings made on-site will be “rough”.

To request a garden design plan, send an email to hello@hopperandsun.com. Should you proceed from a consultation to a formal garden design plan, we will apply the consultation fee to your design invoice.