This is YOUR year.

It's time to level up and transform your space into the garden of your dreams.

Let’s talk. Our consulting services will help you address your garden challenges and provide you with the support and encouragement you need to grow.

You don’t have to do it alone

Your garden is your sanctuary. Your garden is your escape. It’s time to see it thrive! 

  • Lush, manageable and beautiful gardens take thoughtful planning and work. Let us help you plan and execute a garden that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Your confidence will GROW along with your plants as you learn from your garden experts who help you overcome obstacles and implement successful strategies.

  • We guide you through an hour-long garden consultation that is completely customized and created for your unique conditions and objectives.

  • We know how overwhelming a garden can be! We will help guide you through your pain points and walk you through solutions that work.

  • There is so much information out there and we know it can be overwhelming. Our garden philosophy relies on science, organic principles and long-term solutions for your space.

  • We show you how to prevent pests from devouring your garden.

Here’s what you can expect

 

Get more from your garden

Whether it is improved harvest or a better looking perennial garden, we can help you create an actionable plan to implement right away.

 
 

Better techniques

Learn the best tips and techniques to grow plants that will thrive in your garden and address any past pain points you may have experienced.

Science based analysis

Your garden’s overall health and wellbeing will be viewed through a science-backed lens and organic soil and plant management techniques will be suggested to help your garden succeed.

We’re Luay and Melissa, your garden experts and resident gardenologie consultants.

  • Luay in his kitchen.

    Luay Ghafari

    Luay Ghafari is an urban gardener, recipe developer, garden educator and founder of Urban Farm and Kitchen. His mission is to guide and help anyone on their gardening and food growing journey. He grows thousands of pounds of organic food in raised beds, containers, gutter systems and other ingenious space saving methods. No garden is too small to grow! He is passionate about the garden to table movement. With a large online following, he shares his abundant harvests, some tips and tricks as well his culinary creations and recipes. He has been featured in articles, print and digital media (Toronto Life, Food52). He has also worked with several brands including Premier Tech (Pro-mix), Home Hardware, Kubota Canada and others.

  • Melissa in her garden.

    Melissa Cameron

    Melissa Cameron is an Organic Master Gardener, garden expert and founder of The Good Seed. She is passionate about the connection between human health and nature and believes that regenerative gardens can help create food security and broaden ecological diversity. As the co-founder of the Abermoray Garden Collective, Melissa grows and donates harvests for families with young children who face food insecurity. With features on websites such as Farmer’s Footprint, Floret, and Toronto Life, she is a regular podcast contributor to the Tonic Living Show and writes a garden column for Canadian Vegan Magazine. The Good Seed specializes in organic edible gardens, pollinator and native garden plantings and sustainable cut flower garden designs.

Two Experts, Two Viewpoints

With 25+ years of combined knowledge growing in raised beds, on balconies and terraces, and in-ground, we love nothing more than helping our clients grow their best gardens. We have worked with urban, suburban and rural clients. We are so excited to share our knowledge and experience with you!

 
 

What do we cover?

The virtual garden consultation is completely personalized. You will complete an intake form to help us understand both your goals and your current garden conditions as well as any challenges you might be experiencing. Here is a sample of topics you might want to cover:

  • Garden design and layout

  • Edible gardening questions

  • How to create more abundant harvests

  • Soil improvement

  • Pest issues

  • New garden creation

  • Perennial plants

  • Cut flower gardens

As seen in Toronto Life Magazine

Luay and Melissa have been featured in Toronto Life Magazine.

"I was gifted an hour-long consult by a family member and it was amazing. The knowledge, professionalism, and enthusiastic support I received was fantastic. It started a few weeks before my call with sharing info about my garden, light, soil, and any previous issues that I had run into, so that the Zoom call would be tailored to my needs. The consult gave me in-depth, practical knowledge, that made me feel ready to try again. Before the call I was wondering if I should even attempt a veggie garden again, but after the call I was excited to get going plus I had a solid plan to work from. Thanks Melissa and Luay!"

— Cara H., as reviewed on Google

Healthy food, grown close to home with the smallest carbon footprint possible? Yes, it is possible! We can help.

“Gardening is wonderful on so many levels. But I got help – I called on the expertise of an organic gardener, Melissa Cameron, who helps plan urban gardens and it was the expertise I received that resulted in what’s in my backyard. With all this proper planning, we’ve been eating really good, healthy food – grown by me!”

— John Catucci, Host of Big Food Bucket List on Food Network Canada


What are we most proud of?

We’re extremely humbled and constantly impressed by the progress our students and clients make, in their gardens and out.

Hailing from all over the world and representing an incredibly diverse demographic, bound together in their love for healthy and nutritious food and how it is grown. Gardening unites us all.

FAQs

How long is the consult?

Your personal garden consult will be 60 minutes long and be conducted over Zoom. Your garden expert will address your questions and provide you with next steps to action in your garden. Tools such as screen sharing may also be used to create garden plans and notes in real-time.

Do you do in-person consultations?

Our garden consultations are virtual and can be completed by phone or Zoom.

What types of topics are covered in a garden consultation?

The virtual garden consultation is completely personalized. You will complete an intake form to help us understand both your goals and your current garden conditions as well as any challenges you might be experiencing. Here is a sample of topics you might want to cover:

  • Garden design and layout

  • Edible gardening questions

  • How to create more abundant harvests

  • Soil improvement

  • Pest issues

  • New garden creation

  • Perennial plants

  • Cut flower gardens

Can I gift a garden consult to a friend or loved one?

Absolutely! We can arrange to create a custom email for you as part of the gift.

Do you do calls on evenings and weekends? Different time zones?

Yes, we can accommodate different schedules and time zones.

Still have questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us!

Ready to book your private garden consult?

To learn more about the cost of the consults and to book, click on “I’m so ready!”