How to Get the Metro Blooms Design+Build Subsidized Garden Design and Installation Rebate

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

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.