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Troy · Albany · Capital Region

Garden & Ecological Services

Garden consultations, permaculture-oriented design, native/local plant identification, soil building, irrigation, growing-space setup and practical garden construction for homes, gardens, farms and small growing spaces.

Finished native-planted rain garden and river-rock drainage channel
Finished San Antonio rain garden and drainage regrade
Real ecological project

Standing water turned into a functioning rain garden.

Dom regraded a chronically wet side yard, directed runoff away from the house, protected mature tree roots, installed river-rock erosion control and planted roughly 30–40 native plants.

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Consulting

Know what is already on your land and what to do next.

Consultations turn a property, yard or growing space into a practical action plan.

Garden Consultation — $150

A 60–90 minute onsite visit covering what to plant, when to plant, site conditions, weed pressure, pruning priorities, irrigation needs, soil observations and plant-health concerns.

Permaculture Garden Design — $200

Sun, water movement, slope, access, existing vegetation, native plant integration, perennial food crops, habitat, garden zones and phased installation priorities.

Native Plant & Land Walk — $150

Identify native/local plants already present, useful volunteer species, invasive/problem plants, pruning opportunities and areas that could support food, pollinator or habitat gardens.

Plant Health / Soil Consultation — $150

Review watering, environment, visible stress, pest pressure, soil condition, fertility and organic soil-building options.

Written follow-up option

The permaculture consultation can include a concise written recommendation list with priority actions, suggested plant types and phased next steps. Larger design or installation work is quoted separately.

Installation & maintenance

From consultation to hands-on garden work.

Garden bed preparation

From $250 labor depending on size, site condition and soil work.

Plant installation

From $250 labor. Larger projects move to a work block or custom quote.

Weeding & garden maintenance

Best suited to the $350 / 5-hour work block when there is a meaningful amount of work.

Raised beds

Pre-purchased kit assembly from $150. Custom wood raised beds from $250 labor + materials.

Trellises

Simple pre-purchased trellis install from $150. Custom trellises from $200 labor + materials.

Pruning & small-tree work

Small shrub/basic tree pruning from $150. Small-tree removal is quoted from photos/site conditions.

Growing systems

Indoor and outdoor horticulture systems.

Growing-space work is scoped around the actual site, equipment and goals.

Indoor horticulture systems

Grow-room layout, lighting placement, container/bed layout, basic airflow planning and equipment organization.

Living-soil development

Organic soil-building strategy, amendments, mulch/top-dress planning and long-term soil-system maintenance.

Irrigation systems

Simple garden irrigation from $250 labor. Larger raised-bed, greenhouse or multi-zone systems are quoted by scope.

Environmental / grow-space setup

Airflow, temperature/humidity management concepts, equipment placement, monitoring layout and workspace organization.

Propagation & seed-starting systems

Shelving, lights, trays, humidity management and practical seed-starting/propagation workflow setup.

Plant-health troubleshooting

Review environmental stress, watering, soil/nutrition, visible pest pressure and practical next steps.

Organic soil-building consultation

Soil structure, compost, amendments, mulch, fertility strategy and long-term living-soil maintenance.

Greenhouse / growing-space construction

Consumer greenhouse kits, high tunnels, benches and related growing-space construction. Larger greenhouse and NRCS-funded projects are quoted separately.

Structures

Garden, farm and outdoor structures.

Chicken coops

Pre-purchased coop assembly or custom project work. Send the product link, dimensions and site photos.

Sheds & playsets

Pre-purchased shed and playground/playset assembly quoted from the manufacturer model, dimensions and site conditions.

Greenhouse kits up to 10×20

Send the manufacturer/model or product link, dimensions, site photos and base/foundation information for a project quote.

What to send Dom

Get a more accurate quote faster.

  • Property or garden photos
  • ZIP code / project location
  • What you want to grow or accomplish
  • Approximate garden/bed dimensions
  • Any existing irrigation, greenhouse or raised-bed systems
  • Product links for kits, irrigation systems or structures
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Ready to plan or improve your growing space?

Send photos, your location and the full scope. For consultations, include what you want to grow, improve or understand about the property.

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