Gardening Matters with KC Fahy-Harvick
Creative, expert design that transforms ordinary landscapes into distinctive, thriving spaces — designed with 30+ years of plant knowledge
Thoughtful Design. Practical Solutions. Thriving Landscapes
Bring practical, site-tested horticulture and thoughtful design to your property. KC Fahy Harvick offers tailored services for gardens, ponds, and whole-property improvements.
Expert guidance for gardens, ponds, and landscapes — available on-site or virtually.
Thoughtful, site-specific plans that balance beauty, function, and long-term success.
Solutions for existing problems and practical plans to keep your landscape thriving.
Small group garden workshops – with real world advice.
Come learn in KC's own gardens — a warm, hands-on setting where three decades of plant experience meet practical, everyday gardening. KC leads small intimate workshops (weather permitting) right in her beautiful, working beds and water features — you'll walk the planting areas, see seasonal combinations in person, and get one-on-one tips tailored to your site and skill level. If the weather won't cooperate, lessons move to Zoom.
Saturday, August 29 — 10:00 AM
It's not too late to improve your landscape! Fall is the ideal time to plant, divide, transplant, and rejuvenate your garden. Learn how to correct overgrown beds, struggling plants, disease, storm or animal damage, and poor plant placement. KC will review submitted photos and share practical, budget-friendly ideas you can apply this season.
Photo Submission:
Email 1–2 JPEGs (subject: CLASS PIC) to gardenwithkc@gmail.com before class.
Rain Date:
Following Monday at 7:00 PM via Zoom
Saturday, September 19 — 10:00 AM
Fall is the best time to prepare your garden for a healthier, lower-maintenance spring. Learn which chores really matter—including pruning, dividing, transplanting, deadheading, and strategic weeding.
KC will share five practical strategies to reduce maintenance, save water, minimize chemical use, and keep your landscape thriving. You'll also learn what to cut back, what to leave for winter interest and wildlife, and how to give your plants the best start next season.
Work smarter this fall—enjoy a better garden next spring.
Rain Date:
Following Monday at 7:00 PM via Zoom
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Book K.C. for Your EventSeasoned expertise, thoughtful results
With more than 30 years of hands-on horticultural and design experience, KC Fahy-Harvick creates landscapes that are beautiful, functional, and resilient. Her design work blends strong composition, plant knowledge, and seasonal interest — from intimate container groupings to full property master plans and living water features — all tailored to your site, lifestyle, and budget.
KC brings 30+ years of experience with perennials and water features as a designer, speaker, and writer. Founder of Hawk's Nest Nursery and now principal of Gardening Matters, she specializes in inventive perennial combinations, water-feature design, and practical, low-maintenance solutions. Her work earned national recognition (2003 Ground Zero — top tier of 13,000 entries). KC also leads popular workshops like Spring Into Action and The Four-Season Garden, and writes regularly to help gardeners turn ideas into thriving landscapes.
