Services

Are you ready to spruce up your outdoor space? I’ll work with you to create a functional landscape that serves your needs and local ecosystems. Whether you’re in need of a shade garden or a sprawling meadow, I can create a native landscape for you!

Landscape consultation

On-site or Virtual

Starting at $100

Have questions about your unique landscape and goals? I’ll help you make the perfect plan for designing, maintaining, or restoring your native landscape.

Native landscape & garden design

Priced at $80 per design hour

Ready to edit an existing landscape or create something new? I’ll work with you to design a native landscape plan that suits your needs and supports local ecosystems.

Planting, maintenance,
& restoration

Priced per project

Need some work done? I can plant, maintain, or restore* your native landscape; or refer you to partners for bigger projects.

*On-site services available within 150 miles of Duluth, MN.

Invasive to Native Restoration Package

Ready to replace invasive species in your yard? The invasive to native restoration package is ideal for replacing invasive woody plants in yards, hedges, gardens, and small natural landscapes. It’s offered locally for customers within 30 miles of Duluth, MN.

Replacement native species are selected for site conditions and customer requests (e.g., privacy screen, edible fruit, fall color).

Package details:

  • Free 30-minute, on-site consultation

  • Must be within 30 miles of Duluth, MN

  • Total restoration area must be less than one acre

Project timeline:

  • Year one: Cut and treat woody invasives, stack or chip on site, winter sow native replacement seed mix

  • Year two: Hand pull invasive seedlings twice during growing season, option to plant bare-root native shrubs or trees in fall

  • Year three: Plant bare-root or containerized native shrubs and trees in spring or early summer, hand pull invasive seedlings twice during growing season

Eligible invasive species:

  • Amur maple (Acer ginnala)

  • Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

  • Siberian peashrub (Caragana arborescens)

  • Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)

  • Winged burning bush (Euonymus alatus)

  • Glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus)

  • Non-native bush honeysuckles: Tatarian, Morrows, Bell’s, and Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica, L. morrowii, L. x bella, L. maackii)

  • Non-native knotweeds: Japanese, Bohemian, and Giant knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum, P. x bohemicum, and P. sachalinese)

  • Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

  • Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)

Pricing:

  • $50 - $750 for invasive species management, depending on size and density of infestation

  • + $50-$750 for replacement seed mix depending on size and species diversity

  • + $15/shrub or $25/tree, including planting, mulching, protective caging, and a care guide