Personal, friendly, and creative garden design, tailored to your needs.
Designing throughout the twin cities in minnesota.
Hi, Lorie here. I am an organic gardener and designer. The colors, scents, textures and pollinators of my garden remind me that I can feel awe, wonder, and delight every single day - even on days when the world feels bonkers. I am so grateful for that.
I like working with nice people who like to get their hands dirty - fellow gardeners and gardener-wannabes. By focusing solely on design, I bring expertise in layout, plant selection, soil conditions, and long-term maintenance considerations. I can create a cohesive design that maximizes space, ensures sustainability, and reduces costly mistakes.
We might work together simply for an hour consultation, or a complete garden design with hardscaping, irrigation, and lighting. I can advise you how to DIY with intention, as well as connect you with experienced landscape contractors who can install our plan.
How can I help you?
A one-to-one, focused meeting about your garden, in your garden! An hour of expert advice, ideas, suggestions, and support. Great for those needing a place to start, or an ideal gift for the garden lover in your life.
garden Consultation
Reimagine your outdoor space, and create a garden you’ll love for years to come. A personal, friendly, and professional service, carried out to the highest standards, and with meticulous attention to detail, responding carefully to your unique brief. My design process covers concept sketches, your final design, construction guides, and a landscaper’s pack of essential information for your build.
garden design
A full survey of everything growing in your garden, a full report, plus advice on how to rejuvenate your planting.
plant survey + report
FAQs
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Site Visit Consultation - You might want to know where to put your new seating area, or where to put the lawn (I’ve been known to get out marker spray!). I can help you make minor but effective changes to increase privacy, advise on planting schemes, and give you the confidence to put your existing plans into action.
During the consultation we can also take a look at your property, get a sense of how you use your outdoor spaces, and discuss the best ways to address your landscaping goals. We can review the big picture of your yard and green spaces, and I can offer ideas on how to make your landscape more user-friendly, pollinator-friendly, sustainable, and dynamic.
The cost of the site visit is usually $60 depending on location and length of visit.
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Do you know you’d like a more “put together” yard, and you’re even game to do the work yourself, but you don’t know where to start or what to do? Or, do you have an existing yard that has seen better days, and you’re not sure how to rejuvenate it? Finally, if you’d like to improve your yard’s hardscape, drainage, irrigation, and/or function, but you need a plan to execute steps in the right order, and to hire the right contractors. I can help with all these.
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A full survey of everything growing in your garden, a full report, plus advice on how to rejuvenate your planting.
After the initial consultation, I will carry out a detailed assessment of every plant, identifying to a specific cultivar where possible. I will place these on a scale plan of the garden - so you know exactly what you have.
You will receive a detailed report on each plant, its condition, and whether it needs pruning or training, feeding, moving, or removing.
This work will be billed at $50/hour, with an estimate of hours required provided after the initial consultation.
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.