How to Get the Metro Blooms Design+Build Subsidized Garden Design and Installation Rebate
Metro Blooms Design+Build · Twin Cities Metro, MN
What you get
Metro Blooms Design+Build provides subsidized native plant garden designs and installations in the Twin Cities metro by connecting clients with funding opportunities through their local watershed district. Homeowners in partnering watershed districts may qualify for reduced design and/or installation costs. Metro Blooms also offers a number of community-based planting programs in the Twin Cities metro, shares low-cost gardening resources on their website, and offers workshops and a fall native plant sale through their Blue Thumb program.
- Residential: Subsidized native/rain-garden installation (varies by watershed)
Are you eligible?
- Be a Metro Blooms Design+Build 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 programs at metroblooms.org
Before you start
Metro Blooms partners with 20+ watershed districts, and if yours funds a program, your installation cost may be significantly below full price. Check metroblooms.org for current season programs and participating watershed districts.
The application checklist
How to apply for the Metro Blooms Design+Build Subsidized Garden Design and Installation
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with Metro Blooms Design+Build before you start.
- 2
Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with Metro Blooms Design+Build and take before photos of the existing yard first.
- 3
Do the work
Complete the project, take before and after photos, and save every receipt.
- 4
Submit your application
Send Metro Blooms Design+Build the completed application with your photos and receipts, then watch for the confirmation.
Get help applying
Want a hand with the application?
A 30-minute call with Stephen, the founder. He reads the Metro Blooms Design+Build Subsidized Garden Design and Installation rules with you, tells you what to photograph and file first, and answers anything this page does not cover.
Confirm your project ZIP first. If this program does not serve your address, do not buy; check your city or utility on the rebates page instead.
One-time $29.99. Guidance, not filing: you submit to the program yourself. Not legal or financial advice. Rebate amounts and approval are decided by the program.
Every program listed cites its official source, and each program page shows the date we last verified it against that source. Program details change throughout the year, so always confirm requirements, amounts, and eligibility directly with the program before starting work. Pollinator Patch is not affiliated with any rebate program and does not guarantee approval.
See a problem with a program? Report it
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