Services

Contact Michelle for:

Native plant landscape design, plant sourcing, delivery, and plant layout for installation by you, a landscape contractor, or volunteers.

Oversight of garden preparation and plant installation

Help with identifying invasive plants and appropriate native replacements

Stewardship plans for natural areas, 2 acres or less

Guidance on planting native trees, shrubs, and perennials yourself

Recommendations for appropriate native street trees or plantings under power lines

Ecological stewardship plans/advice for new and existing gardens

Educational talks to groups. See here for examples of recent talks.

Please be aware that I generally only work within a few miles of my home base in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania.

Learn how to…

Incorporate native plants into your existing landscape

Replace lawn with more ecologically beneficial plantings

Care for existing native plant communities on your property

Boost habitat for native birds

Create a garden that supports pollinators, including butterflies, native bees, beetles, and moths

Care for your landscape in an ecologically, Earth-friendly way

Talk to your landscaper about ecological stewardship of your landscape

Build a wildlife pond

Create a stopover for monarchs

Attract hummingbirds with seasonal native plants

Return your space to a layered woodland habitat

Convert traditional home foundation plantings to native plants

Mitigate erosion with native plantings

Create a simple rain garden or bioswale to capture stormwater runoff

Revegetate under fallen or removed trees

Create diverse native plant hedges for privacy and wildlife

Improve riparian buffers

Start a woodland restoration

Plant to help mitigate the effects of climate change and loss of biodiversity