Virtual Consultations with Sound Native Plants

SNP consults on a broad range of environmental issues related to native ecosystems.

We are now bringing our expertise straight to your laptop or smartphone with Virtual Consultations!

Virtual Consultations are great for

  • Native plant selections to replace non-native plants

  • Planting plan for on and around septic fields

  • Landscaping for wet areas

  • Native edible and pollinator gardens / food forests 

  • Plant identification

  • Simple landscapes not on a significant slope

  • Plant selection and zone planning

  • Single-species invasive plant management

  • Rain-wise and fire-wise planning

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Virtual Consultations are scheduled to suit your needs!

Our team has flexible scheduling – including evenings and weekends – to work within your busy life. Complete this form to schedule.

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During a Virtual Consultation the client guides the remote SNP consultant through focus areas of the landscape with a smartphone or laptop with a camera. The SNP consultant will address questions and concerns verbally and take notes during the meeting. A recording of the visit will be available to the customer for reference. Additional consultation outcomes and final products depend on the clients’ goals. 

 

Virtual Consultation Outcomes

  • Option 1: Walk-through, discussion, and recording. No additional office time required.
  • Option 2: Walk-through, discussion, recording, and single-page write up detailing discussion. 1 - 3 hrs of additional office time required.
  • Option 3: Walk-through, discussion, recording, write up detailing discussion, and follow up work as required 4 - 6 hrs or more of additional office time required, depending on project complexity.

Length and Cost of Virtual Consultations

Virtual Consultations are scheduled to be 1 hour long and cost $150.00ea, no matter if all time is used or not. Each additional hour of Virtual Consultation is charged at $75.00/ hour and billed in .25 hour increments. Additional office time for reporting etc. is charged at $50.00/ hour.

 

Not all consultations can be given virtually. If a Virtual Consultation is not possible for your project, we will do our best to connect you with the assistance your landscape needs.

Virtual Consultations are not so good for

  • Mitigation plans
  • Inaccessible sites
  • Slope stabilization
  • Complex invasive plant management
  • Plant identification for rare or tricky species

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Consultation Request Form

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You will receive a confirmation and copy of your form submission once completed. We will follow up with you shortly after receiving your consultation request with additional questions and availability.

The early spring leaves usually stand out from other still dormant shrubs and trees, reaching upward from the twigs in bright green. Photographed by G. D. Carr, 2008. Burke Herbarium Image Collection.