Help us measure the impact of our workshops by answering the end-of-year survey for the Blue Thumb workshops you attended in 2024. You'll help us improve our resources, services, and workshops, as well as measure their effectiveness. If you complete this survey by October 15th, you will be entered to win a free 30 minute virtual consultation with a Landscape Designer from Metro Blooms Design+Build! Email In what city do you live? Did you apply for Lawns to Legumes funding? Yes No Which workshop(s) did you attend in 2024?Please check all that apply. Resilient Yards workshop Turf Alternatives workshop Resilient Shorelines workshop Rain Garden Maintenance workshop Would you be interested in attending another workshop in 2025? Yes No If a new workshop was offered What topics would you like to see covered in a workshop? Pollinator ProjectsDid you install native plants, a bee lawn or some other planting or clean water practice after attending a workhsop? Yes, I installed a project in my yard. No, not this year. The reason I installed a native planting are (check all that apply): To create native habitat for pollinators To reduce stormwater runoff To beautify my property To be a leader in my neighborhood for environmental issues To participate in a local community program Other Reason I installed a native planting: What kind of planting(s) did you install at your residence? Native pocket planting (small garden) Rain garden Pollinator-friendly trees and shrubs Pollinator lawn (bee lawn) Pollinator meadow (large garden) Shoreline planting (buffer, restoration) Did you use any of these native species in your planting? Bee balm/Wild bergamot Blazing stars Hyssops Goldenrods Asters Virginia Bluebells Milkweeds Purple Coneflower Black-eyed Susan Please estimate the square footage of the native planting (rain garden, pocket planting, meadow or shoreline). Please estimate the square footage of Pollinator (Bee) lawn you installed. Please estimate the number of pollinator-friendly trees or shrubs you installed. Will you install native plants in the future? Yes, next year Yes, within two years Yes, at some point No Why did you choose not to install a native planting? I already have one (or more than one) Too expensive Not enough space/no suitable location Not enough time I needed additional design assistance Other Reason I chose not to install a native planting: ConsultationsMetro Blooms Design+Build offers one-hour consultations, either in-person (onsite) or online through Zoom. One of our designers will tour your property with you, answering questions and brainstorming ideas. A virtual consultation uses mapping technology, photos that you share, and online drawing tools to help us envision the changes you would like to make. Have you had an onsite or virtual consultation with Metro Blooms? Yes No What was your primary reason for selecting our consultation services? Required for a neighborhood project Flooding/icing issues Planting recommendations Steep slopes/erosion control issues General landscape design advice Was the cost reasonable? Yes No What was your primary reason for not having a consultation? I did not know this service was available. I did not need the extra help. It was too expensive. I did not feel the landscape designers were qualified/knowledgeable.. I plan to schedule a consultation in the future. Sharing Information and ResourcesPlease estimate the number of people with whom you have shared information you learned at the workshop: 0 1-5 5-10 10+ Did anyone you know install a planting using information you shared with them from the workshop? No Yes, a rain garden Yes, a bee lawn or low-input lawn Yes, pocket planting or meadow Yes, pollinator friendly trees and shrubs Yes, shoreline planting What are some ways Blue Thumb or Metro Blooms could have assisted your landscaping needs in the months after the workshop?Tracking Resilient YardsIf you installed a rain garden or native planting as a result of the workshop you attended, Blue Thumb is interested in the location of the garden/yard in order to track our impact and better understand where pollinator habitat and clean water practices have been installed. If you are comfortable, please provide the address of the project below.Address Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Δ
