Heather Lyle 512-569-6915

Welcome to Native Knowledge, a consulting practice dedicated to supporting clients' landscaping needs while maximizing their savings through flexible services and simple, transparent pricing.  

My name is Heather Lyle and I am, first and foremost, a plant specialist with a passion for gardening and landscapes.  My nails attest to my intimate connection with the earth and plants.  While some use plants to serve their design vision, I prefer to serve my plants' needs and help them become the artists, the creators, the landscape designers.  

I love native plants and diverse native habitats because they are perfectly suited to this beautiful region we call home.  They are also varied enough to provide just the right color and structure to complement any style.  If you want to move away from massive golf course lawns and tired, overused, unsustainable plantings, then we should talk.  If you want your landscape to be a mini ecosystem that attracts songbirds, bees and wildlife (maybe not just deer!) and gives you a multi-sensory experience every time you walk through it, then we really need to talk.

Because I want to keep my hands in the dirt, I've developed a business that keeps me out of the office.  I charge an hourly fee for my time, plain and simple.  That gives me flexibility to serve your needs, whatever they may be.  Do you just need someone to pick out and place some plants for you?  Devise a long-range plan?  Look over an existing plan?  Fluff up a bed? Do a major overhaul?  Install new landscaping?  Do you want to be very involved in your landscaping project or only somewhat involved?  Either way, I've got you covered.  I can tailor my services to include creating a budget, coordinating planning, draw from my list of tradespeople, requesting bids, scheduling work, supplying your plantings, monitoring installation and alerting you to issues as I see them.  We will not have a firm bid but we will have a budget that I will take seriously, so we won't be haggling over changes/details and we can easily work together in stages.  You are in charge.  You don't have to pay thousands for fancy plans and presentations, unless you want to.  You can ask me for more or less support at any time.  Our interests will be aligned because I will not be rushing to get out of your project with the greatest profit possible.