Sue Goetz
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Overview
P.O. Box 2404, Gig Harbor, Washington 98335...inspiring gardeners to create!
Let me take you on a creative discovery in and out of the garden. I love to present topics that share a passion for design, plants and the way we weave our lives into a garden.
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Description
My business grew out of a desire to inspire people grow and use gardens with a creative eye. In 2004, my garden coaching, design, lectures, and freelance writing became a full-time business named Creative Gardener. I know people have many opportunities to learn how to garden, but to inspire by what plants and design can truly do to make a garden their own is what drives the work I do. I enjoy watching that evolution from being a gardener who buys plants to being a gardener who creates a garden. I live, work and garden on a 1 acre patch of Eden in Gig Harbor, Washington that is a muse and learning lab for gardening creatively.
Sue Goetz is a garden designer, writer and speaker. Through her business Creative Gardener, she works with clients to personalize outdoor spaces; from garden coaching the small seasonal tasks to full landscape design projects. Her garden design work has earned gold medals at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show and the Point Defiance Flower and Garden show as well as the Fine Gardening magazine “Best Design” award. Sue was also noted as one of the top 50 garden designers in Northwest Home and Garden Magazine (March issue 2005 and 2007). She loves the outreach side of her work including freelance writing, a self-published newsletter, horticulture classes, public speaking engagements and workshops. Sue is certified as a professional horticulturalist (CPH) with the Washington State Nursery Association, a Northwest Horticultural Society board member and a member of the Garden Writers of America.
Recent News: Sue was just named the 2012 Educator of the Year by the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association www.wsnla.org.
Topics
Herbs by Design using them in the garden to create with or ornamentallly to landscape with.
Herbs, to see, to smell, to taste A sensory discovery in the herb garden. Learn theme garden for fragrance, culinary, healing and more. Get to know the top ten favorite herbs as well as the many ways to grow and use them. Show and tell creative bath blends, teas, wreaths and more.
In Love with Lavender Discover the many facets of growing and using lavender. Grow a fragrant garden of lavender. Get to know the best varieties to grow. Plus ideas for cooking, crafting, culinary, household and skin care. Harvesting, preserving and recipes; everything to make you fall in love with lavender
No Fear Garden Design A beginners guide and creative approach to designing a garden. Practical tips to get the process going successfully. Don’t just create a landscape; plant a garden with texture, dimension and longevity. Easy ideas to incorporate the practical aspects. Create the garden you have always dreamed of.
Mixology of the Garden Border Garden Borders from dull...to drama! Step by step tips to success with blending evergreens, shrubs & perennials for all seasons of interest. Creation, planting, care and upkeep tips to make it all your own. Look at your exsiitng border and see what is missing.
Water Wisdom in the Garden Every garden needs water...it is all in how we use it, save it, and design to use less of it! Design tips and timely ideas for beauty and longevity.
Fool-Proof Perennials What really defines a “fool proof” perennial? These are the perennials we can depend on season after season. The ones that do not make crazy fools of us and our gardening habits, but just do a great job in the garden. Good varieties that get better every year. Here is a list of favorites that meet some specific criteria that get them on the list.
More Topics to choose from! Feel free to inquire about my list of class descriptions with over 25 topics to choose from. Your suggestions for new or personalized topics…always welcome! Visit my speaking page on the web for more.
Locations
Sue lives and gardens in the Pacific Northwest and does speaking engagements all over the country.
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Audience Reviews
Dynamic speaker - great to work with!
Amanda from Lakewood - 01/06/2011 15:38:26
Sue has taught a few classes at Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood, WA and the participants loved her. She was fun, engaging, and easy to work with. We are looking forward to partnering with her for many more garden education classes.
She's great!
Susan Harris from Takoma Park, MD - 08/13/2010 14:33:41
I heard Sue speak to a packed house at a Garden Writers convention on a subject I know VERY well - coaching - and she did a bang-up job. Info 1+, delivery A+.
