Email hello@avagardentips.com. A contact form sits on this page, and it lands in the same inbox, so pick whichever you prefer. Expect a reply within five working days. One person reads every message.
What this site can answer
- Something here is wrong, unclear, or out of date.
- A timing or a measurement doesn’t match what your zone is doing.
- Questions about the site itself: who writes it, how it’s funded, how the drawings are made. Most of that is already on About.
What this site won’t answer
Three kinds of questions get a redirect instead of an answer. Not to be difficult. Being wrong on any of them is expensive.
Plant ID, and whether something is safe to eat
No identification from photos, and no rulings on edibility. That covers wild plants, berries, and mushrooms. A confident answer from a stranger online is the exact thing that hurts people here, so you won’t get one from this address.
A pet or a person who ate a plant
Call your vet first. For a person, call Poison Control, or 911 if they have collapsed, are seizing, cannot be woken, or cannot breathe. Email is the slowest tool you own in that moment, and nothing here can diagnose anything.
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control: 888-426-4435 (a consultation fee may apply)
- Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 (free)
Both numbers are US-only.
Pesticide or herbicide rates
No doses, no dilutions, no mixing rates, by email or anywhere else. The label is the legal instruction: federal law makes it a violation to use a registered pesticide in a way its labeling does not allow. Read the label, then ask your state Cooperative Extension service if it still isn’t clear.
Where to send everything else
Same address every time. Put the word in the subject line so it gets sorted correctly.
| Subject line | Use it for | Read first |
|---|---|---|
| Correction | A fact, date, or number that looks wrong. Include the page and the sentence. | Corrections |
| Press | Interview and media requests. The voice here is a disclosed pen name, which shapes what can be offered. | About |
| Permissions | Reusing a drawing, diagram, or chart from the site. | Terms of Use |
| Accessibility | Anything unreadable or unusable. Include the page URL, your browser, and your screen reader if you use one. | Accessibility |
Advertising, guest posts, and link-swap pitches go unanswered. How the site is paid for is explained on Editorial Policy.