SERVICES
For some people, a garden is a sanctuary. A place to relax, breath in the smells and admire and provide for the wildlife that live there. Others create gardens for practical use in order to grow fruit and vegetables and create a sustainable living environment. Whatever the reason, those with a green thumb know that gardening is both gratifying and involves a lot of hard work. We are here to help you through the stages from design or consultation to installation.
GARDEN DESIGN
Designs range from simple plant placement and consultation services for clients with gardening experience or old pros who just want a little assistance, to layouts with full instructions, plant names, sizing and care, all drawn out for the garden enthusiast who needs help turning their vision into reality. After an initial consultation meeting, a design will be drafted for your garden based on your individual needs.
INSTALLATION
It’s a satisfying feeling to turn our designs into reality. After the planning stage, we will create your garden using as much native soil, woody debris or rocks from your site as we can and source the rest from our local landscaping suppliers. The plants we use are either grown from seed at Rainy Day Flora or sourced from another local native plant nursery that ethically grows and procures their plants. We maintain gardens we install upon request.
CONSULTATION
We will gladly help you guide your vision in the right direction, help you sort out the details of an already existing garden or just give you some general advice on the health of your plants. Our team has special expertise in native plants, trouble spots such as dry, sunny locations or that drainage issue you've been battling with rubber boots and a bucket for years- Maybe it's time for a rain garden? If you just need advice on pruning your fruit trees or ornamental shrubs, we can help with that too! It's a labor of love and we wish you luck and happiness in your toils!
HARDSCAPE
Sometimes you just need a small patio to go with that gorgeous garden or perhaps some stone steps leading to a secret garden or a small retaining wall made out of stacked granite boulders, moss and ferns pouring out of each crevice. Think about it and then contact us!
Labor Rates
Garden Labor $55 per labor hour
This includes garden installation and maintenance work
Steep Slopes and Erosion Control $60 per labor hour
Working on steep slopes is labor intensive and hard on our bodies. These jobs are billed on a case-by-case basis.
Hardscape Labor $65 per labor hour
This includes all labor involved in creating cobbled or flagstone pathways, patios or retaining walls.
Consultation and Design Work $75 per labor hour
Tractor Work $100 per hour
Once on site, tractor work including demo work, moving heavy material during install and building retaining walls and rain gardens.
Estimates are Free!
Estimates usually take 30 minutes and include an onsite walkthrough with prospective clients and a discussion about their vision. Estimates are sent via email within a week.
Material Rates
Boulders up to 600 lbs $135 per ton
Crushed Gravel $68 per ton
*prices may vary depending on landscape supplier
Soil $50 per yard
Aged Wood Mulch $45 per yard
Aborist Chips $30 per yard