Learn how to garden
With group mentoring
Join the wait list - coming spring 2026
Stop me if this sounds familiar...
- You'd love to learn how to garden but aren’t sure where to start - and the advice online just leaves you more confused.
- You’ve spent hours digging, sowing or pruning… only to wonder if you’ve done it all wrong.
- You’re never quite sure what you should be doing - or when - and feel like your garden's always one step ahead of you.
- You feel isolated and wish you had someone experienced to ask before you make another expensive mistake.
- You want your garden to thrive - but your confidence (and compost pile) could use a little boost.
And when you Google?
The results are as clear as mud. One source of advice contradicts another, and it's hard to know who you can trust.
Learn how to garden with a mentor
When you're learning, nothing beats the infectious enthusiasm and extensive experience of a highly trained (if slightly eccentric) professional.
Hi, I'm Joe Vary Dip. Hort (Wisley), MCIHort, CMTGG. But you can call me Joe! I learned from the best, and now I'm sharing it with you.
Meet me in the video below.
Coming in spring 2026
A new group mentoring community, grown by me, Joe Vary will spring up here.
You can find out more below and register your interest on this page.
What you'll get:
- Weekly online live mentoring sessions with an expert gardening mentor and fellow garden lovers
- Access to the Gardening Mentor forum, where you can ask any gardening questions
- Unlimited access to high-quality video Masterclasses available to watch 24/7
- A library of plants to learn about and the opportunity to test your knowledge each month with a fun plant identification quiz
Worried you're not a natural?
Growing plants is in your roots. You don't need "green fingers" or to have grown up on a farm to learn how to garden.
Over the past century, we’ve become more and more removed from nature.
But for millennia, our ancestors tended the earth.
Working with nature to help plants grow is in our blood.
You might not need to look back many generations to find gardening experts in your family
If you’d like to grow into a more knowledgeable, nature-friendly gardener, you’re in the right place.