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Tree Care Consultations

Mikl Brawner, founder and proprietor of Harlequin’s Gardens Nursery, is available year-round for tree care consultations. Mikl draws on his 37 years of experience in the tree care business for on-site consultations to help you with your trees in a multitude of ways.

He can help:

  1. Identify the trees and shrubs on your property.
  2. Evaluate the health,  structural strength and safety of your trees and shrubs.
  3. Recommend the most appropriate feeding and watering regimens for your trees and shrubs.
  4. Diagnose tree/shrub problems and diseases and identify their causes and non-toxic remedies.
  5. Suggest which varieties of trees are most appropriate to plant (and the best locations) for shade, wind tolerance, drought tolerance, beauty, fruit, and screening.
  6. Make recommendations to protect or save trees prior to excavations or construction.
  7. Make pruning recommendations and tree-care company recommendations.
  8. Do on-the-spot (from the ground) minor pruning of shrubs and small trees.
  9. Demonstrate how to make correct pruning cuts and explain basic pruning principles for establishing a strong structure, eliminating weak, problematic branches, and establishing beautiful and balanced forms.
  10. Advise on culture and pruning of fruit trees to produce higher quality fruit.

To schedule a consultation with Mikl, please call 303-939-9403 and leave a message with our staff. If you are calling when we are closed, call 303-939-9403 and leave a message on our Nursery line (press 3).

Mikl’s consulting fee is $75/hour, with a one-hour minimum charge.

Thank you!