You want a beautiful home garden, but you don't know where to start.
What flowers, shrubs, or trees will grow best in your soil or lighting conditions? Which ones will be low-maintenance? What can you grow that'll benefit the local ecosystem by bringing in pollinators and birds?
DIY isn’t as easy as it seems. Maybe you can't find what you want in the big box stores or your choices don't bloom where they were planted. Perhaps you've even looked into landscape designers, but you're not ready to shell out that kind of money. Or, maybe you want to develop this hobby for yourself. Blooms to Bees garden coaching can help.
DIY the garden of your dreams
(with a little neighborly advice)
A Blooms to Bees consultation takes the guesswork out of garden design. In-person consultations are currently offered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and throughout Allegheny County (inquire for pricing in surrounding counties), but garden guidance is available virtually via Zoom anywhere in USDA Zones 5 and 6. Don’t know your zone? Look it up here.
Services
Free 15-Minute Consultation
For USDA Zones 5 and 6
Let's set up a time to talk about what you'd like to do and what your space is like. On this phone call, we can discuss a game plan for how we might work together.
Garden Coaching
Virtual or in-person
Get unstuck with friendly, expert advice to help you make the home garden of your dreams. Maybe you want to improve your curb appeal or you want an earth-friendly pollinator garden. Or maybe you just moved in and want to learn what plants are on your property and how to care for them. Help is on the way!
$50 for 30 minutes for in-person
$40 for 30 minutes virtually
Custom Plant Lists
Starting with a walk-through of your space, we’ll talk about what you want your garden to become. From there, I’ll formulate plant recommendations and sourcing suggestions so that you can get gardening. As always, Blooms to Bees will incorporate native plants into the mix for a better planet.
Plant Lists start at $225
Custom GaRden Plans
Want more than a custom plant list? Blooms to Bees will make a custom garden plan for you in addition to the plant list. These plans are tailored to your needs, big or small.
Download an example of a custom plan (pdf).
Plans + Plant Lists start at $600
Get in Touch
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About Blooms to Bees
I'm Julie, and I'm a bit of a plant nut. I've been gardening since I was little, preferring outside chores and performing them admirably alongside my dad and my grandfather.
Since then, I've gone (mostly) grass-free and planted natives on my own property, and I've helped others do the same. I have a certificate in Landscape and Garden Design from Phipps Conservatory and I’ve taken classes in garden design and horticulture from Mt. Cuba Center and Penn State Extension.
I picked the name Blooms to Bees because that’s my goal. More native flowers means more pollinators, and by extension, a healthier habitat and a stronger food web. What we plant in our own yards can improve the environment we live in, whether it's by helping the watershed or by attracting birds and bees, or just by providing a tranquil atmosphere so that you actually enjoy being outside.
Let me help you get your flower garden into the ground!
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