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Feeling overwhelmed in the garden? Need some professional advice? Here is a wide assortment of resources to help you get your garden in order.

The horticulture programs at several local colleges offer more formal training:

• Edmonds Community College, 425-640-1459, www.edcc.edu/

• South Seattle Community College, 206-764-5300, south.seattlecolleges.com

• Lake Washington Technical College. 425-739-8100, www.lwtc.ctc.edu/

Local professional groups can refer you to members who can offer individual tutorials (expect to pay $35 an hour and upward, depending on their level of expertise):

• Plant Amnesty, 206-783-9813, www.plantamnesty.org/

• Association for Women in Horticulture, 206-781-7741, www.awhort.org/

• Washington Association of Landscape Professionals 425-385-3333, www.walp.org/

To contact the garden tutors mentioned in this article:

• Susan Papanikolas, How Does Your Garden Grow, 206-604-7338

• Linelle Russ, Morning Dew Gardens, 206-297-0994

• Jonathan Schwartz and Emily Ross, Ross & Schwartz, 206-782-6593

• Ingela Wanerstrand, Green Darner Garden Design, 206-789-5810