Rain gardens and stormwater projects · Minnesota
City of New Hope Residential Stormwater Cost Share (Rain Gardens)
Run by City of New Hope with Metro Blooms and Conservation Corps of Minnesota
- What you get
- Homeowner pays $75 design consultation fee plus about $300-500 for plants; city subsidizes digging and design (dollar subsidy not published)
- Who qualifies
- New Hope homeowners whose project captures runoff from downspout, sidewalk or driveway.
- Where
- New Hope homeowners whose project captures runoff from a downspout, sidewalk or driveway.
- Status
- Waitlist. 2026 closed; applications go on waitlist for 2027.
- Type of payment
- Free installation
What you do
Get a 100-150 sq ft rain garden designed by Metro Blooms, dug by a Conservation Corps crew, and planted and maintained by you.
Requirements
- City approval before any work starts; projects started earlier are ineligible
- Complete within approved timeline
- Signed maintenance agreement; monthly inlet checks, check vegetation about every two months, no fertilizer
- Homeowner installs plants
The plan or design it asks for
Metro Blooms designs the garden after the $75 consultation.
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 City of New Hope's rules for exactly what to submit.
How to apply
- 1Submit the ArcGIS application form linked on the city page
- 2Wait for city approval
- 3Pay $75 consultation fee to Metro Blooms
- 4Crews dig basin, homeowner installs plants within the timeline
- 5Sign maintenance agreement
Timing and deadlines
Not published
Not published
Combining it with other programs
Not published
Sources
- https://newhopemn.gov/city_hall/public_works/stormwater/residential_stormwater_cost_share_program (official page)
Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs