Native Plant Landscape Consultation - Site Visit and Analysis with Angela Sisson

Learn about your landscape and how to start a pollinator garden or how to reduce your lawn with a native meadow. The first step in changing to a more nature-friendly landscape is an analysis of your property. The process of establishing native plants is oftentimes very different from conventional horticultural practices. Instead of amending garden soils, or installing irrigation, or changing structural elements, native-plant landscaping relies more heavily on the existing site conditions. For example, if soils are sandy and drain rapidly, rather than amending soils to accommodate certain plants, drought-tolerant native plants would be used instead.

During a site visit we will discuss the scope of an analysis which typically includes a listing or inventory of the existing conditions of your landscape such as: Plants, (horticultural and wild, native and exotic); Sun/Shade; Moisture; Soil; Slope, Drainage, Hydrology; Views; and History. We will also discuss your ideas and how you would like to use your property.

After the visit, you will receive a written report detailing your site conditions and everything we talked about including recommendations on how to proceed with your landscape.

Angela Sisson is an ecological landscape designer with nearly 20 years of experience using native plants. She is experienced in residential and municipal site analysis and holds a Master of Landscape Design degree from The Conway School. Angela initiated the Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway in 2020 and is a founder of the Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley chapter which chartered in February 2024.

Expires: 9/19/27