The Garden Specialists

​Owner Claire Hafer, Master of Agriculture in Horticulture, at your service! I LOVE learning and SHARING knowledge! Do you need help to identify existing plants or problems, renovating some overgrown specimens, learning how to prune your own roses, wonder why that plant doesn't bloom like it used to, or you want to learn about fertilizing. Wondering what is growing in your yard or how to care for it? I provide ongoing or one-time maintenance or garden consulting and coaching visits to label plants, teach you the art of deadheading for prolonged bloom, plant division, pruning, and other garden tasks. Learn to do it right! (Or leave the heavy work to us!)

I love collaborating with clients and colleagues. Want to work together? Contact us!

​Company owner Claire Hafer, at your service!

Graduate degree education: Master of Agriculture in Horticulture from renowned Penn State University

Plant Amnesty & University of Washington Botanical Garden Master Pruner trained

Passed Oregon Landscape Contractor Board exam with 97% score

Authored Gardening with Native Plants chapter for Penn State Master Gardener Training Manual

Faculty Instructor of Botany at Central Oregon Community College

Lecturer to Master Gardeners, Garden Clubs and schools in OR, PA, VA, NC

Bonded, licensed, and insured 

Seasonal (spring and fall) property cleanup includes:

Trimming, weeding, edging
Pruning/tidying of perennial plants to optimize health and growth
Pruning shrubs (spiraea, lilac, forsythia, etc.)
Lightly shaping shrubs as needed
Pruning dead branches
Removing dead plants 
Raking /blowing flower beds to remove dead leaves, needles, sticks and debris
Raking/blowing debris from grass
Blowing hard surfaces: walkways, patios and furniture, rocks

Ongoing maintenance includes:

Trimming, weeding, edging
Pruning/tidying of perennial plants to optimize health and growth
Lightly shaping shrubs as needed
Pruning dead branches
Removing dead plants 
Raking /blowing flower beds to remove dead leaves, needles, sticks and debris
Raking/blowing debris from grass
Blowing hard surfaces: walkways, patios and furniture, rocks

Skilled specialty pruning of shrubs (spiraea, lilac, forsythia, pine, rhododendron, et cetera)

Skilled rose pruning

Regenerative /restorative pruning of older specimens

Skilled pruning of trees for long-term health and form

Hedging

Japanese pruning

Minor irrigation adjustment and repair (We are NOT licensed to provide full service irrigation services)

Custom collaborative design! Do you need deer-resistant plants? More flowers from existing plantings? Plants that thrive without additional irrigation? Plants that provide food and habitat to birds, bees, or butterflies? Native plants that celebrate Central Oregon's high desert? A lush garden oasis? A perennial garden that flowers from spring until fall? Interesting foliage? Fragrant plants? A dog-safe landscape? FireWise advice or  modifications? Have you always wanted to grow your own food and need some advice? I know "the right plant for the right place."​

Skillfully and correctly install or remove plants for optimal health and growth

Prepare planting beds for installation

Carefully install high quality compost, mulch or rock for optimal plant health

Sustainably and ecologically dispose of all debris at compost recycling facility or local farms, sometimes for animal bedding or forage! Visit our collaborators Juniper Jungle and Broken Plow farm!