Garden & Ecological Services
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.
Real ecological project · San Antonio, TX
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 to 40 native plants.
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. 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.
$150
Garden Consultation
A 60 to 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.
$200
Permaculture Garden Design
Sun, water movement, slope, access, existing vegetation, native plant integration, perennial food crops, habitat, garden zones and phased installation priorities.
$150
Native Plant & Land Walk
Identify native/local plants already present, useful volunteer species, invasive/problem plants, pruning opportunities and areas that could support food, pollinator or habitat gardens.
$150
Plant Health / Soil Consultation
Review watering, environment, visible stress, pest pressure, soil condition, fertility and organic soil-building options.
Installation & maintenance
From consultation to hands-on garden work.
From $250
Garden bed preparation
Labor, depending on size, site condition and soil work.
From $250
Plant installation
Labor. Larger projects move to a work block or custom quote.
$350 / 5h
Weeding & garden maintenance
Best suited to the $350 / 5-hour work block when there is a meaningful amount of work.
From $150
Raised beds
Pre-purchased kit assembly from $150. Custom wood raised beds from $250 labor + materials.
From $150
Trellises
Simple pre-purchased trellis install from $150. Custom trellises from $200 labor + materials.
From $150
Pruning & small-tree work
Small shrub/basic tree pruning from $150. Small-tree removal is quoted from photos/site conditions.
From $250
Irrigation systems
Simple garden irrigation from $250 labor. Larger raised-bed, greenhouse or multi-zone systems are quoted by scope.
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.
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 10x20
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
Start Your Project
Ready to plan or improve your growing space?
Standard appointments run 8 AM to 5 PM. Same-day work may be available when the schedule allows and carries the standard $100 rush fee. Work before 8 AM or after 5 PM is after-hours service at 1.5x the applicable hourly rate with a two-hour minimum.
Send photos, your location and the full scope. For consultations, include what you want to grow, improve or understand about the property.