How to Get the Metro Blooms Subsidized Native Planting Program

What you get

Metro Blooms provides subsidized native plant garden installations in the Twin Cities metro through their Planting for Clean Water program and partnerships with watershed districts. Homeowners in partnering watershed districts may qualify for deeply reduced installation costs. Metro Blooms also conducts community plant sales with wholesale-priced native plants each spring.

• Residential: Subsidized native plant installations (cost well below market rate)

Are you eligible?

• Be a Metro Blooms customer
• Property located in: Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Burnsville, Plymouth, Maple Grove
• Must be within the Metro Blooms service area (Twin Cities metro)
• Some programs require being in a partnering watershed district
• Register for spring plant sale or installation programs at metroblooms.org

What applying usually looks like

A general guide. Always confirm the exact steps on the official program page, since each provider runs its process a little differently.

1. 1

   Do the conversion

   Replace your lawn with the qualifying landscaping, following the eligibility requirements above.

2. 2

   Submit your claim

   After the work is done, submit your claim on the official program page. Confirm the exact forms, receipts, and any photos they require there, since those vary by program.