Happy New Year! We are back from 13th January
PRUNING & ORCHARD MANAGEMENT
from $150+GST
🌳 On-Site Orchard Support & Advice
Get hands-on help and expert guidance tailored to your fruit trees and growing goals. Services can include:
• Pruning
• Photo documentation & notes
• Pest & disease management strategies
• Spraying & trap placement*
• General advice
• Soil preparation, planting & mulching*
🕒 Minimum 2 hours per visit
Vehicle expense is $21 per visit
*incurs extra cost
PRUNING TUTORIAL
FROM $220+GST
✂️ Pruning Tutorial – FROM $220 + GST
Learn how to confidently prune your home orchard with this hands-on, practical session. We'll cover:
• Pruning techniques tailored to your trees
• Pest, weed & disease management tips
• Tool recommendations & maintenance
• Helpful resources (PDF or printed)
• Includes a pruning guidebook to keep
🕒 Approx. 2 hours
Perfect for home growers wanting to boost tree health and harvests.
📩 Enquire for more details or to book your session
ORCHARD, EDIBLE GARDEN & FOOD FOREST CONSULTATION
Fruit & Nut Trees • Vegetable Gardens • Guilds & Food Forests
Consultation – FROM $250 + GST
We provide expert, site-specific advice to help you grow healthy, productive fruit trees and edible gardens — from veggie beds to orchards, guilds, and food forests.
Whether you’re building on what you already have or planning something new, our consultations give you clarity, confidence, and a clear path forward.
✨ What’s Included
- On-site consultation at your property
- Fruit & nut trees, vegetable gardens & edible systems
- Soil health, planting, irrigation & maintenance advice
- Pest, weed & disease prevention strategies
- Seasonal planning tailored to your site
- A personalised written Management Plan & Recommendations Report
✔ One-off visits
✔ No lock-in
✔ Practical, real-world advice
Who It’s For
- Home gardener
- Lifestyle blocks
- Small orchards
- Anyone wanting to grow food more successfully
💰 $250 + GST
Vehicle expense: $21 per visit
🌿 Includes:
- Up to 1 hour on site
- Personalised written recommendations
- Helpful resources specific to your property
Online Orchard & Edible Garden Consultations
Remote Advice • Practical Planning • Personalised Support
Expert advice — wherever you are
Our online consultations offer personalised orchard and edible garden guidance for clients outside the Waikato (or anyone who prefers remote support).
Perfect for fruit & nut trees, vegetable gardens, orchards, guilds, and food forests — without the need for an on-site visit.
💻 How It Works
- Book an online consult via calendly HERE
- Send photos or short videos of your garden beforehand
- We review your space together and discuss your goals
- You receive clear, practical advice you can act on immediately
⭐ New Client Special — 30-Minute Online Garden Chat
A great place to start if you want quick clarity or expert direction.
✔ One-on-one advice
✔ Q&A focused on your biggest questions
✔ Ideal for first-time clients
$50 + GST (introductory offer)
https://calendly.com/bertie-kernowtrees/guilds-food-forests-consultations-and-advice
GARDEN & ORCHARD MAINTENANCE
FROM $110+GST
Need help keeping your edible garden, food forest, or home orchard thriving? Whether it’s a one-off visit or regular ongoing care, we’re here to take the pressure off when life gets busy — work, kids, travel, or just needing a break!
We offer hands-on maintenance for:
• Vegetable gardens & raised beds
• Food forests & edible landscapes
• Home orchards (including pruning)
Services may include:
• Seasonal planting & sowing
• Creating a year-round harvest schedule
• Weed, pest & disease management
• Fertiliser & supplement application
• Mulching & soil care
• Light pruning & orchard upkeep
🕒 Minimum visit: 2 hours
🚗 Vehicle charge per visit: $21
➕ Additional time: $55/$75 + GST per hour
Extras such as fertilisers, organic sprays (e.g. Eco Neem), soil supplements, and basic soil testing are available and charged separately.
♻️ Green waste removal available on request — additional fee applies to cover disposal. Or, opt for chop-and-drop mulching to return nutrients right back to your garden!
CONSULTATION, ADVICE & CONCEPT PLANS
From $1200 +GST
Dave and Bertie combine forces to deliver a comprehensive orchard and edible garden consultation, providing clear advice, practical recommendations, and a tailored concept plan for your property.
This service is ideal for those wanting a big-picture plan for fruit and nut trees, edible gardens, guilds, orchards, or food forests — whether you’re building on an existing system or starting fresh.
🌱 What’s Included
We’ll visit your property for an on-site consultation (usually 1–2 hours) where we walk through your fruit plantings and edible areas together, discuss plant varieties, and explore opportunities and challenges specific to your site.
Following the visit, you’ll receive a comprehensive Management Plan & Recommendations Report, including:
- Clear summaries of our discussions
- Practical advice tailored to your space
- Helpful resources to support implementation
- A detailed personalised concept plan
🌿 Topics We Can Cover
(Tailored to your site and goals)
- Site conditions & aspect
- Soil type, soil building & improvements
- Includes a simple pH test
- Fruit & nut trees
- Annuals, perennials & biennials
- Evergreen & deciduous plantings
- Shelter planting & wind protection
- Purpose and design of guilds / food forests
- Irrigation & drainage
- Orchard layout & planning
- Maintenance planning
- Pest, weed & disease prevention and control
- Spray programs (where appropriate)
- And more, depending on your needs
📝 Your Delivered Package
You will receive:
- 📘 A comprehensive Management Plan
- 📎 Resources including:
- Tree care guides
- Moon calendar
- Biointensive planting guide
- Pest & disease control information
- ✏️ A personalised concept ideas plan
- Hand-drawn design digitally annotated
- Printed on Duraprint (tear & water resistant)
- Printed on Duraprint (tear & water resistant)
All materials are provided:
- Digitally
- As high-quality printed and bound copies
💰 Investment
$1,200 + GST
We strive to work efficiently, however we take pride in delivering thorough, detailed, and thoughtful work, and this investment reflects the time and care given to each project.
Please allow 2–3 weeks for your completed plans and reports.
SOIL HEALTH CHECK
$120+GST
Enhance your garden's productivity with our Soil Health Check Package, tailored for the unique conditions of the Waikato region.
Package Includes:
- Site Visit: We will conduct an on-site evaluation to understand your garden's specific needs and challenges.
- Basic Soil Sample Test: We collect soil samples to analyze nutrient levels, pH balance, and overall soil health.
- Customized Soil Replenishment Advice: Based on the test results, we provide personalised recommendations to enhance soil fertility, including:
- Organic Amendments: Suggestions for incorporating compost, manure, or other organic matter to improve soil structure and nutrient content.
- Fertilization Strategies: Guidance on selecting and applying appropriate fertilizers to address specific nutrient deficiencies.
- pH Adjustment: Advice on methods to correct soil pH levels, ensuring optimal nutrient availability for plants.
- Long-Term Soil Health Plan: We develop a sustainable strategy to maintain and improve soil health over time, focusing on practices such as crop rotation, cover cropping, and minimal tillage.
- Troubleshooting Assistance: We will identify and address existing soil-related issues, offering practical solutions to overcome challenges like poor drainage, compaction, or pest infestations.
Benefits:
- Local Expertise: With a deep understanding of Waikato's soil profiles and climatic conditions, we provide solutions tailored to your region.
- Professional Analysis: We ensure accurate and reliable soil assessments.*
- Sustainable Practices: Our recommendations promote environmentally friendly methods, fostering long-term soil vitality and productivity.
Get Started:
Invest in your garden's future today. Contact us to schedule your Soil Health Check Package and take the first step toward achieving abundant, healthy yields.
Note: This package is ideal for home gardeners, orchardists, and lifestyle sections in the Waikato region seeking to optimise their soil for maximum productivity.
Cost is $120+GST.
Vehicle expense is $21 per visit.
*For a full soil analysis this will incur a laboratory cost
Photo Gallery
Example of what to expect from a consultation. Each one is different and unique to our clients which is why we take time and care over each one.
