Transform Your Yard into a Sustainable Desert Habitat
Expert guidance, planning, and installation support to help you create a vibrant garden that thrives in the desert and supports wildlife.
Garden Consultation
Plans & Implementation
Specialty Gardens
A foundational 90-minute session where we provide expert on-site gudance:
Walk your garden and assess site conditions
Explore opportunities and constraints
Recommend plants that thrive and support wildlife
Provide a custom bloom calendar & planting map
Offer phased budget guidance
Pricing: TUCSON AREA- $495 - OUTLYING AREAS (such as Oro Valley, Marana, Saddlebrook Ranch, Green Valley, Vail, Sierra Vista, Nogales)- $595
After consultation, explain the two options clients typically take — either DIY with your plan, or installation support:
DIY Implementation
You take the plan and plant at your pace.Full Installation Support
We source, deliver, place plants, and coordinate irrigation and installation crews so you get the right plants, in the right place.Preferred Vendor Referrals
Let us recommend some of our favorite industry folks who are aligned with the SHE standard and will see your project through to completion.
Add purpose-built gardens that support butterflies, birds, and beneficial insects:
Pollinator & Wildlife Gardens
Monarch Waystations
Succulent & Specimen Gardens
“Carianne is a delight. She is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, kind, and cares about the desert environment. I’m delighted with the landscaping plan she created and installed for me and my husband ahead of our backyard wedding, and I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
“Carianne and SHE were great to work with. I explained what I wanted from my backyard—increased privacy, native flowering plants and shrubs to attract birds and butterflies, low maintenance, water frugal, dog friendly - and she selected and installed a lovely variety that will provide consecutive blooms over 9 months of the year. She’s continued to provide information and help in the months since the shrubs were installed. Carianne is friendly, professional, and really listens to the customer. I highly recommend SHE.”
“Carianne is a leading expert on native plants & restorations who has an amazing talent for planting lovely residential gardens. She continues to be a delightful collaborator, helping me to successfully implement my gardening vision for my large foothills property at a reasonable price. Snap her up if she has an opening!”
How We Work Together
Initial Inquiry
Brief intake form or email to understand your goals.Garden Consultation (Paid, 90 mins)
On-site visit where we walk your space, assess conditions, and co-create a vision.Custom Garden Plan
You receive a tailored recommendations summary, bloom calendar, phased budget options, and planting guidance.Installation Support
Choose your level of involvement - from plant procurement and placement coordination to full installation support.Specialty Add-Ons & Workshops
Optional themed gardens (pollinators, hummingbirds, succulents) or group learning events.
Curious how it all works? Keep reading to discover the SHE process and what to expect.
