The Garden Specialists

​Owner Claire Hafer, Master of Agriculture in Horticulture, at your service! I LOVE learning and SHARING knowledge! Do you need help identifying existing plants or problems, want advice on making your landscape fire-wise or attracting more pollinators or growing in tough situations, renovating overgrown specimens, learning how to prune your own roses, wondering why that plant doesn't bloom like it used to, or want to learn about fertilizing? Wondering what is growing in your yard and/or how to care for it (with a custom garden maintenance calendar)? I provide ongoing or one-time maintenance or garden consulting and coaching visits to label plants, teach you the art of plant care, plant division, pruning, problem diagnosis, on-site design, 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

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

Skilled eye to diagnose issues before they become problems. 

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 as needed at correct time for species
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/deadheading 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

Other services such as fertilizing, plant division, etc. 

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"/ fire resistant landscape 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. Plant division for optimal health and longevity.

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

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