Rain gardens and stormwater projects · Minnesota

FRNNG Raingarden Program

Run by Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group (FRNNG) with Metro Blooms

PausedPlan requiredLast checked October 17, 2026
What you get
Cost-share gardens cost resident about $500-$600 (page values garden at about $2,000); community-funded gardens cost a $50 consultation fee only
Who qualifies
Residents of Field, Regina and Northrop; community-funded slots for income-qualifying households (application asks a household income question).
Where
Residents of the Field, Regina and Northrop neighborhoods of Minneapolis.
Status
Paused. 2026 round closed (4 cost-share and 2 community-funded slots); no 2027 dates published; page text is inconsistent about reopening.
Type of payment
Free installation
Official program page

What you do

Get a designed and prepared rain garden in your yard, then plant and maintain it.

Requirements

  • Maintain garden: water, fence against rabbits, weed
  • Awarded by lottery
  • If you move, help new residents learn to maintain it

The plan or design it asks for

Metro Blooms site visit produces the garden plan; crews prep the garden outline for summer planting.

Native plant lists for the area: Minneapolis

Make the plan in Sow

Draw the layout and build the plant list

Sow places plants on a photo of your yard and keeps a list of everything you add. Check FRNNG's rules for exactly what to submit.

Start a plan in Sow

How to apply

  1. 1Apply through the application form on the FRNNG page (lottery)
  2. 2Notified in late May if selected
  3. 3Site visit with Metro Blooms for the garden plan
  4. 4Pick up plants and plant them using the placement instructions
  5. 5Maintain the garden

Timing and deadlines

Notified late May; planting that summer

not published for 2027

Combining it with other programs

not published

Sources

Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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