Native Landscaping
Our services are flexible to fit your goals, budget, and level of involvement. Whether you want guidance to create your own garden or prefer a hands-off, full-service experience, we can tailor each step to your needs.
We always begin with a
free initial consultation...
Every project starts with a free site visit. We’ll discuss your aesthetic preferences, favorite bloom colors, desired maintenance level, and goals for your space. We’ll also assess your soil, drainage, sunlight, and existing vegetation to determine what will thrive on your property.
Custom Garden Design Options
Every custom garden project begins with a design and management plan, with plant sourcing and installation available as add-ons. Choose only the services you need, from a DIY garden to a fully managed installation. Each option includes guidance for successful establishment and long-term ecological maintenance.
Custom Design + Shopping List
Receive a customized, square-foot-by-square-foot garden plan with a plant list, layout, and step-by-step installation instructions. We’ll consider seasonal color, plant communities, and long-term ecological health. We give you a specific shopping list; you purchase the plants and install the garden yourself, on your own schedule.
Plant Sourcing & Delivery
After you confirm that you are happy with the design plan, let us handle the plant shopping. We’ll source the recommended native species in the appropriate quantities and sizes. They show up to your doorstep ready for you to plant according to the design plan. We can also source you locally produced organic mulch.
Full-Service
Garden Installation
Want us to handle the whole process? We can coordinate your garden installation, including plant sourcing, placement, layout marking, and mulching, to bring your design to life.
Ecological Connections Gardens
Discover the fascinating relationships between Western New York’s native plants and the wildlife that depends on them. We aim to give you an inside look at the intricate workings of local ecosystems by designing a garden tailored to your site’s conditions and the wildlife you hope to see. For the best outcome, we may also recommend additional habitat features, such as bat houses, bird boxes, or water features, to further support the wildlife you hope to attract.
Hummingbird Connections Garden
Create a native flower garden that provides nectar for ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) throughout the growing season.
Plant examples:
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), spotted jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) + more!
Optional habitat additions:
Hummingbird feeders, shallow water features, and perching spots.
Songbird
Connections Garden
Create a wildlife-friendly garden that provides native berries, seeds, insects, and shelter for local songbirds throughout the year.
Plant examples: Serviceberries (Amelanchier spp.), elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), native asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) + more!
Optional habitat additions:
Birdbaths, nest boxes, bird feeders, and brush piles for shelter.
Bat
Connections Garden
Support local bats with a garden that attracts night-flying insects, an important food source for many bat species.
Plant examples:
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis), wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), native goldenrods (Solidago spp.) + more!
Optional habitat additions:
Bat houses, water features, and sheltered roosting habitat.
Monarch
Connections Garden
Support monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) with native milkweed host plants and nectar-rich flowers for adult butterflies.
Plant examples: Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) + more!
Optional habitat additions:
Butterfly puddling stations, flat basking stones, and sheltered overwintering habitat.
Firefly
Connections Garden
Create a habitat for fireflies (family Lampyridae) with moisture-friendly vegetation, sheltered ground cover, and reduced disturbance.
Plant examples: Native sedges (Carex spp.), sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis), blue flag iris (Iris versicolor), swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) + more!
Optional habitat additions:
Moist, undisturbed leaf litter, coarse woody debris, and reduced nighttime lighting.
Moth & Night Pollinator
Connections Garden
Support nocturnal pollinators, including moths, with native plants that provide nectar, host plants for caterpillars, and sheltered habitat.
Plant examples: Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis), wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), native willows (Salix spp.), native cherries (Prunus spp.) + more!
Optional habitat additions:
Sheltered resting areas and reduced outdoor lighting.