We specialize in creating ecologically-minded garden landscapes using primarily California native plants that provide food and habitat for pollinators and native species. Our services include maintenance, lawn conversion, design, no-hardscape installation, and coaching for DIY-ers on all parts of your garden, from planning to maintenance.
With a Pollinator Gardenworks design, installation, or maintenance we prioritize:
Habitat and food for native species, pollinators, and wildlife
Reducing waste by limiting the amount of new material brought in, opting for smaller plants that lower your carbon footprint, and material recommendations
Healthy soil best practices
Water-saving through low- or no-water plants, rainwater runoff capture, and mulching
Respect for the environment around us through integrated pest management approaches, using hand tools as much as possible to cut down on noise pollution, using electric tools instead of gas-powered ones, and utilizing seasonally appropriate practices that respect the plant life cycle and how plants feed their environment
Our services include:
Garden maintenance: regular maintenance or clean-ups for established native plant gardens and fruit trees.
$75/Hour for Matthew or $125/Hour for Matthew and an assistant. We can help you decide what arrangement makes the most sense for your needs.Design: Habitat garden design that takes into account how you want to utilize your garden and your aesthetic interests. Native gardens can look a lot of different ways! Designs include a scaled DIY-friendly plant map, a plant care and information packet with information about ongoing care needs, a mid-point and end-of-process check-in so you can stay on track with your project and provide input, and a design-client exclusive coupon to use in our native plant nursery
$125 for Initial Site Visit and Consultation + Designs starting at $500Consultation and Coaching: Have questions about maintenance? Want to DIY your own design but need some guidance? Can’t figure out if your plants are healthy or not? Need someone to walk you through the steps of tearing out your lawn? Want someone to work side by side with you to help you learn best practices for planting, weeding or pruning? A consultation or coaching session is a great way to answer these questions and more.
$100/Hour for site visit + $75/Hour for follow-up materials (e.g. plant lists, links to resources, etc.)Installation: We work with existing maintenance or design clients on lawn conversion and installation of new plants. Please note we do not provide hardscape, grading, drainage, irrigation or other contractor services. These services are generally offered at a day rate and we enjoy working side-by-side with DIYers.
Sacramento Cash-For-Grass Rebate Program Package!
The city of Sacramento provides a $5,000 rebate to convert your thirsty lawn to a beautiful, water-wise garden, and we think you should use native plants! The rebate provides up to $200 towards design-services, here’s what we provide in the rebate package:
Site-visit to discuss your interests, plants that will work well in your garden, and point out factors that will be important for you to consider, such as water run-off, neighboring gardens, etc.
Short list of easy to find and care for native plants based on different garden types, along with their coverage value for rebate worksheets
Information on best practices for mulching, irrigation, and project steps
A simple template of your yard that you can use to get started with your design
This $200 rebate package is great for DIYers on a tight budget needing some help along the way! If you'd rather get a full, detailed design, you can instead apply the $200 credit towards the full design process as outlined above. Please reach out as soon as you get approval from Sacramento so we can get something on the calendar! Click here to learn more about the rebate program. This option is also available to people not participating in the rebate program.
A little about us:
We are married and run our small business together. Between the two of us, we have the scope of knowledge to make design and maintenance decisions with the full lifecycle of your garden landscape in mind.
Tessa is a ReScape Certified Landscape Professional and Ruth Bancroft Dry Garden Certified designer.
Matthew is a California Native Plant Society Certified Landscaper and passionately curious naturalist, ecologist, and gardener who regularly maintains dozens of California native plant gardens in our region.
Together, we care for thousands of baby California Native plants throughout the year at our plant nursery at find out farms. We care about nature, and people’s experience of nature. We believe in everyone having access to the outdoors and food. And we are deeply curious, observant, and engaged in the world around us. Whether or not you decide to hire us, we are happy that you are considering including native plants in your landscape.
