Find a specialist who turns part of your yard into habitat.
Wildlot is organizing as a 501(c)(3) that introduces homeowners to independent habitat specialists — nest boxes, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, native conversions, and backyard beekeeping. Not lawn care. We never hold the job.
- Sample listings
- 17
- Services
- 7
- Markets
- NoVA & RDU
The jobs
Work that puts habitat back in the lot.
Scoped below excavation and pest control. Every listing is a defined, bookable service with a typical local price.
Pollinator gardens
In seasonMilkweed, coneflower, and layered bloom so bees and butterflies actually use the yard.
$850–$3,200 · 1–2 days
Plant Sep–Nov and Mar–May
Beekeeping
In seasonBackyard hives, inspections, swarm capture, and native mason-bee houses. Registered keepers, not pest control.
$220–$1,800 · 2 hours–1 day
New hives Mar–Jun · inspections year-round
Nest boxes
In seasonSpecies-correct boxes for chickadees, wrens, and bluebirds, sited and mounted without harming the tree.
$180–$640 · 2–4 hours
Hang now, before spring nesting
Native conversions
In seasonReplace a slice of turf with Piedmont natives. Designed to look tended, not abandoned.
$1,400–$6,500 · 2–5 days
Plant Sep–Nov in the Piedmont
Rain gardens
In seasonShallow planted basins that catch roof and driveway runoff. No liners, no fish.
$1,200–$4,800 · 1–3 days
Dig Sep–Nov while clay is workable
Bird feeding stations
In seasonClean, squirrel-aware feeders, water, and native shrubs that keep birds coming back.
$220–$780 · 2–5 hours
Anytime · winter water matters now
How Wildlot works
Tell us about the yard. We make the introduction.
Step 1
Tell us about your yard
Share your goals — a pollinator garden, native plantings, bird habitat, or beekeeping — and where you are in a Yard Report.
Step 2
Wildlot makes the introduction
We match you with a vetted specialist nearby who does native and wildlife-friendly work, so you are not sifting directories or cold-calling contractors.
Step 3
Your specialist takes it from there
They walk the property, scope the work, and send a quote. You work with them directly. They invoice you directly.
This season
Fall 2026 in the Piedmont.
Book by mid-October for a 2026 install. Typical local spend, not a bid.
| Job | Window | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Pollinator gardens | Plant Sep–Nov and Mar–May | $850–$3,200 |
| Beekeeping | New hives Mar–Jun · inspections year-round | $220–$1,800 |
| Nest boxes | Hang now, before spring nesting | $180–$640 |
| Native conversions | Plant Sep–Nov in the Piedmont | $1,400–$6,500 |
| Rain gardens | Dig Sep–Nov while clay is workable | $1,200–$4,800 |
| Bird feeding stations | Anytime · winter water matters now | $220–$780 |
| Habitat consults | Book 2–3 weeks out, year-round | $150–$300 |
Typical ranges from published specialist rates and interviews in the Triangle and Northern Virginia, 2025–2026. They are not bids.
Book a specialist
Filter by neighborhood and job type. See ratings, insurance, and next open date before you message.
Pay the specialist
They invoice you. Wildlot collects a $25 introduction fee. Fees and gifts fund habitat advocacy.
Habitat, not a lawn crew
Background checks, and specialists carry $1 million in liability insurance, verified before listing.
Sample bench
How a listing will look.
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding.
Elena Vasquez
VettedPollinator beds that still look like a garden.
From $185 · Next Tue, Sep 8
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding. Names, ratings, and availability are placeholders.
Claire Whitman
VettedHOA-walkable habitat inside the Beltway.
From $195 · Next Wed, Sep 9
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding. Names, ratings, and availability are placeholders.
Chris Langford
VettedRain gardens that drain, then look like a planting.
From $240 · Next Mon, Sep 14
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding. Names, ratings, and availability are placeholders.
Sofia Alvarez
VettedRain gardens sized to Fairfax clay and roof area.
From $230 · Next Mon, Sep 14
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding. Names, ratings, and availability are placeholders.
Ruth Calder
VettedBackyard hives that stay neighbor-legal.
From $220 · Next Sat, Sep 12
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding. Names, ratings, and availability are placeholders.
James Okafor
VettedBoxes and feeding stations for tight city lots.
From $175 · Next Sat, Sep 12
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding. Names, ratings, and availability are placeholders.
Maya Chen
VettedPiedmont natives, plant-by-plant, no catalog filler.
From $210 · Next Thu, Sep 17
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding. Names, ratings, and availability are placeholders.
Ben Whitlock
VettedNeighbor-legal hives on the Reston woodline.
From $240 · Next Thu, Sep 17
Sample listing. Specialist recruiting begins at funding. Names, ratings, and availability are placeholders.
Why this exists
Native-plant designers in both metros report books extending into 2027, based on conversations with practitioners in Raleigh–Durham and Northern Virginia. Homeowners still search informal groups. Wildlot is the booking layer — two markets, habitat work only.
- Independent specialists, not employees
- Specialists carry $1 million in liability insurance, verified before listing
- Launch: Raleigh–Durham and Northern Virginia.