Next Level Gardens

Grow a better landscape - and the confidence to care for it.

Next Level Gardens is a garden coaching and stewardship company helping homeowners create beautiful, resilient, native-forward landscapes they understand and can care for.

We learn your property together, identify meaningful opportunities, and guide its progress one season at a time. Design, planting, and installation support are available when needed—but coaching comes first.

Every landscape starts with a conversation.

Tell us a little about your property, what you would like to improve, and what kind of support you may need. We’ll review your information and follow up by email with the clearest next step.

Tell Us About Your Landscape

The Garden Walkabout

A Walkabout is a 60-90 minute coaching visit focused on understanding your property, your priorities, and the kind of landscape you want to grow.

Together, we'll explore what is working, identify problem areas and opportunities, and discuss practical improvements related to plant health, maintenance, biodiversity, wildlife value, and overall design.

Afterward, you'll receive a concise Walkabout Recap identifying key observations, several priority opportunities, and practical next steps.

60-90 minutes - $125 - Written recap included

Request a Garden Walkabout

A butterfly habitat area in a western Pennsylvania garden, showing butterfly weed and other native plants.

A honeybee visits purple top verbena in a native-forward pollinator garden near Pittsburgh, PA.

What happens after the Walkabout?

We'll identify several opportunities for your landscape and help you decide which matter most. You can use the recap independently - or choose one priority to develop with Next Level Gardens.

Reflect

Review your Walkabout Recap and spend some time seeing your property through a new lens.

Prioritize

Rank the opportunities based on your interests, timing, and budget.

Choose your next step

Continue independently, schedule additional coaching, or ask us to develop a design and installation proposal.

Choose Your Next Level

After the Garden Walkabout, choose the level of support that fits your landscape, priorities, pace, and budget. Each option stands on its own, with room to continue when you're ready.

1. Focused Action Plan

Starting at $350

A detailed roadmap for one defined area, opportunity, or landscape challenge

On-site measurements and assessment
Priorities, layout, and phased recommendations
Plant palette and sourcing guidance
A plan you can implement at your own pace

2. Curated Garden Project

Custom Proposal

A defined garden project brought to life with help from Next Level Gardens

Site-specific design and plant selection
Plant and material sourcing
On-site layout and planting support
Plants, materials, and labor itemized separately

3. Stewardship Year

$1,200 - Limited Fall Enrollment

A full year of personalized seasonal coaching and shared learning

Four property-specific seasonal visits
Text and email coaching between visits
Workshops and cohort learning
Personalized notes, resources, and next steps

A lawn reduction project showing a stone and gravel path through a former grassy area in Mt. Lebanon, PA. Native pollinator plants, shrubs, and small trees flank the pathway.

Ready to look at your landscape differently?

You do not need a full master plan or a major project to begin. Start by walking the property with us and identifying one meaningful next step.