Expert Desert Landscape Guidance – Customized for Your Home

Personalized 90-Minute In-Person or Virtual Landscape Consultations with Written Guidelines and Customized Plant List

Gardening in a hot, arid climate is different

If you’re feeling unsure about what to plant, frustrated with shrubs that never look quite right, or tired of wasting money on plants that struggle in our hot, dry climate — you’re not alone.

Desert gardening is different.

As a horticulturist, landscape consultant, and author specializing in arid climates for over 25 years, I help homeowners create beautiful, low-maintenance landscapes that thrive.

And now, I do it through my Landscape Consultations.

Why Desert Landscapes Struggle (And How I Help)

Desert gardens can absolutely be filled with color and beauty — without constant fuss.

As a landscape consultant specializing in hot, arid climates, I help homeowners create landscapes that are attractive, low-maintenance, and sustainable.

Many landscapes struggle not because homeowners don’t care — but because they’ve been given the wrong advice.

Common issues I see include:

• Excessive pruning
• Overwatering
• Unnecessary fertilizing
• Plants that aren’t suited to our climate
• Purchasing oversized plants when smaller ones establish more successfully

A professional consultation gives you clarity on what to plant, where it will thrive, and how to care for it properly — helping you avoid costly mistakes and ongoing frustration.

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Why Work With Me?

Unlike landscape contractors or nurseries:

  • I don’t sell plants

  • I don’t install

  • I don’t profit from what you purchase

My advice is completely independent and based solely on what works best for your landscape.

Is This Right For You?

This consultation is ideal if you:

  • Recently moved to the desert and feel overwhelmed

  • Have an existing landscape that feels dull or high-maintenance

  • Want more year-round color

  • Are unsure how or when to prune

  • Want expert direction before spending money on plants

What a Consultation Includes

✔ 90-minute personalized session

✔ Plant recommendations

✔ Watering guidance

✔ Pruning recommendations

✔ Fertilizing guidance

✔ Verbal plant placement guidance

✔ Customized written landscape report

*During our consultation, I provide verbal placement recommendations and encourage you to take notes. A scaled or drawn landscape design plan is not included.

Desert Landscape Consultation

A personalized 90-minute session designed to give you clarity, confidence, and a practical plan for your landscape.

Available in-person or virtually

Option 1: IN-PERSON LANDSCAPE CONSULTATION

Available for homeowners within my Phoenix-area service region.
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If you live outside my service area, my Virtual Consultation offers the same depth of expertise and customized recommendations.

Best for homeowners within my service area who would like to walk their landscape together.

During our 90-minute visit, we’ll walk through your property discussing your goals — whether that’s adding color, reducing maintenance, correcting pruning, or improving plant selection.

You’ll receive:
• Verbal guidance during our visit
• A customized written landscape report within 7 days

As we walk your property, I’ll offer verbal guidance on plant placement and design flow so you understand not just what to plant — but where and why.

Fee: $650

*In-person consultations resume in October. If you’d prefer to get started sooner, my Virtual Consultation offers the same comprehensive guidance and written recommendations.

Reach out to info@azplantlady.com to be notified when fall appointments become available.

Option 2: VIRTUAL LANDSCAPE CONSULTATION

Ideal for homeowners outside my service area or those who prefer to meet online.

Here’s how it works:

  1. You submit photos and complete a short questionnaire.
  2. I review your landscape photos in advance.
  3. We meet via Zoom for 90 focused minutes.
  4. You receive a customized written landscape report.
  5. You also receive a recording of our consultation to revisit anytime.

Virtual consultations are ideal for homeowners outside my local service area, including those in desert climates such as Tucson, Palm Springs, and Las Vegas.

Many clients appreciate having the recording to reference or share with a spouse or landscape crew.

Fee: $650

Virtual consultations are available for homeowners in the greater Phoenix area and throughout other hot, arid regions such as Las Vegas, Palm Springs, and Tucson.

*Email info@azplantlady.com to set up an appointment.

FAQ Section

Does this include a drawn design plan?
No. I provide verbal placement guidance and written recommendations, but not a scaled design drawing.

How detailed is the written report?
Your report includes plant lists, watering guidance, pruning notes, fertilizing instructions, and maintenance recommendations tailored to your landscape.

What if I live outside Arizona?
If you live in a hot, arid climate similar to Phoenix, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, or Tucson, virtual consultations work beautifully.

Scheduling & Payment

Payment is due at the time of your in-person consultation.

Virtual consultations require pre-payment to confirm your session.

I accept cash, check, or credit card.

To get started, please email info@azplantlady.com to request your consultation. You will receive a follow up email with next steps and available dates.

TESTIMONIALS

I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our meeting with you! Such a pleasure spending time with you. Both of us could not stop commenting on how awesome it was as well as how knowledgeable you were. So many really great ideas and suggestions as well as helpful instruction on specific challenge areas and plants. We have already begun some of the process of improving our landscape…
Thanks again for helping us out, you made a huge difference.

OMG !
You have brought a beautiful gift to our family! Cannot believe how patiently Noelle listened, then beautifully designed a landscape in the desert suitable for our needs. Equally exceptional was how quickly Matt’s team came in and in two days transformed the backyard so I am able to see the vision; and it’s the same as mine and what I hoped we could achieve.

“We are from the Midwest so everything is new to us here. We had a good landscaping service but never felt comfortable with their skills besides mowing grass and trimming bushes. When we noticed that there were serious issues with our beautiful trees we knew we needed help. We contacted Noelle, which turned out to be the turning point for our home and garden. With calm and depth of knowledge, she guided us on correcting issues from watering, pruning and fertilizing. She also connected us with a skilled arborist team to tackle and correct some of the bigger issues that had been overlooked for some time. She is a joy, loves what she is doing and honestly gave us back control and hope for a successful garden here in Arizona.”

“THANK YOU so very much for the consultation. You really are awesome – so full of information and efficient. I was looking forward to updating the area before. Now, I’m positively excited and just cannot wait to get underway!!! Thanks again!”

“It was so nice to meet you. Your advice was useful and I know will help us create the yard we look forward to. The notes were perfect. Thanks again.”

“I wanted to thank you for the landscape plan. I was looking out the front window at 3 butterflies enjoying some of our flowers. I enjoy looking out at all the pollinators bumping about our various flowers. Without your well laid out plan and guidance, I would have had no idea where to start! Thank you again – we are loving the plan and guidance, the beauty and the habitat we are building!”

“My husband and I bought a house earlier this year. What attracted us to the house was its serene Zen-like desert landscaping, which later we found out Noelle designed. We recently did a basic consultation with Noelle to learn more about the plants and how to maintain them. She is a fountain of knowledge about how to get plants to thrive in our harsh climate. She identified all of the 35 plus plants in the yard and patiently and clearly explained how to water, prune and otherwise care from them. Noelle is also a landscape artist. She had great ideas about plants to add that would develop the yard’s texture and color.”

“We want to thank you for coming out to meet with us concerning our lack of wisdom on Arizona plants and how to care for them. After meeting with you and all your wonderful information on plantings that will enhance our landscape, we are so excited to start on the project. Thank you for helping us with our trees, we knew they needed help but just did not trust ourselves or a landscaper to do the right thing.”

“I learned so much from you while you were here and now I’m more excited about my garden and its future. I’ve started the work you suggested and now that I know what I’m doing, I’m enjoying it tremendously.”

“I can’t sing your praises enough! I am so excited about all of your suggestions.”

“Noelle, thank you for the great information. Your visits and reports were exactly what I hoped for – I now have confidence that I can take care of my yard and plants.”

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Please reach out to me for information on setting up a landscape consultation.I normally respond in a few hours, but it can take up to 2 business days to get a response. Contact me at info@azplantlady.com  to set up a consultation. I look forward to assisting you!

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