Consultations | Metro Blooms

Rich Harrison, co-director of landscape design, on a consult

General Consultations

Do you want to make changes in your yard? We can help you get started. We offer one-hour consultations, either in person (onsite) or online through Zoom. One of our designers will tour your property with you, answering questions and brainstorming ideas. A virtual consultation uses mapping technology, photos that you share and online drawing tools help us to envision the changes you’d like.

Our staff is highly experienced in sustainable practices that will help make your yard more resilient. Among other things, our landscape designers are experts in native plants, turf alternatives, pollinator habitat and clean-water projects including raingardens, permeable pavement and runoff conveyance. And we can focus on something more specific in your yard, such as creating a bee lawn or putting in a pollinator patch. When you schedule your consultation, let us know in the notes if you’re interested in these options.

Maintenance Consultations

We offer onsite consultations to teach you how to maintain your resilient yard. These are strictly educational. They are a great fit if you need guidance on caring for a small raingarden or other plantings and are interested in more sustainable approaches using fewer chemical inputs. [NOTE: By the way, we offer maintenance services for institutional and commercial properties, and in some cases residential landscapes. We also offer maintenance training for people who care for larger properties. Learn more on our Landcare Services page.]

Do you want to put in a bee lawn?

Bee lawns add beauty and color, provide food for our pollinators (including Minnesota’s state bee, the rusty patched bumble bee!), and can withstand the same recreational activities as a traditional lawn. They also require less watering, mowing, and fertilizer. James Wolfin, an entomologist and our bee lawn expert, can help you plan.

Questions? Contact James@metroblooms.org

A pollinator patch consult

A well-planned pollinator patch provides a diversity of native flowers that bloom throughout the season, making your yard more beautiful while providing food for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. We can create one for you. It starts with an on-site consult where we’ll discuss location and plant choices using our existing palettes for shade and sun. If you decide to go ahead and have us plant it, the cost of the consult is deducted from the total project cost. For a 150 square-foot pollinator patch, with 108 plants (six to nine different varieties), the cost from consult through installation is $1500.

Questions? Contact Leah@metroblooms.org

Metro Blooms Design + Build

Our consultations are now being offered by Metro Blooms Design + Build, our for-profit entity that supports our work as a non-profit. Metro Blooms Design + Build provides the same great design, installation and maintenance services you have come to expect from us.

Schedule a virtual consultation $75

Schedule an onsite Consultation $125

What happens after a consultation?

A consultation is a first step. If you’re interested we can follow up with a garden design, comprehensive landscape plan, or stormwater plan. It’s up to you. Let us help you make your yard become more beautiful, functional and sustainable!