Native Plant Landscapers

Maryland Native Plants

Virginia Native Plants

Chesapeake Bay Native Plants

These central Chesapeake Bay watershed landscapers and designers specialize in native plant gardens. If a business is listed as vetted, references have been checked. It's always a great idea to ask for photos of recent work, how services are priced, who does the planting work, where the plants come from and whether you can speak with prior customers. Happy gardening!

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Aster Plans

online design

Aster Plans provides customized on-line design focusing on sustainability for mid-Atlantic gardens. A plan package includes the design plan, list of plants and other materials for any hardscaping, and instructions for installation and maintenance for your plan. For example, how to set stepping stones, how to plant a root balled tree, when to cut back grasses, how to make a safe and natural rabbit deterrent. Before the final plan is sent, you will have a video call with Carolle, the designer, to go over concepts to make sure you get something just right for you. As Aster Plans says "we want to set you up for success!"

Current package options are a front yard plan ($600), a back yard plan ( $800) or both ($1300).

asterplans.com

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Backyard Bounty

Silver Spring MD

This full service design, installation and maintenance firm specializes in native plant gardens.

Check out their portfolio of habitat and native plant gardens to see their work and be inspired. (vetted)

backyardbounty.net

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Chain Bridge Natives

McLean VA

Barbara Ryan is a solo designer focusing exclusively on native and sustainable garden designs in and around McLean VA, including North Arlington, Great Falls, Reston, and Vienna. She works with independent installers for planting and also provides designs for those who want to do their own installation. Barbara provides all native plant material for clients to ensure quality of plant material and avoid last minute substitutions. She works on a range of project sizes.

chainbridgenativelandscapes.com

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Drew Asbury

Garden Design

Maryland

Provides garden designs, coaching and plant buying for homeowners in the Columbia - Silver Spring corridor who want to add native plants to their gardens. Drew can provide everything from full design and plant sourcing to a one-time consultation about how to increase native plants in your garden. Drew is committed to sustainable design and meeting you where you are with your garden needs and plans. Drew is friendly, flexible and has enormous expertise and excellent credentials. (vetted)

drewasburygardendesign.com

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Great Blue Co.

Baltimore

This small landscaping firm installs functional native landscapes as well as providing tree care services and outdoor design and construction. They also partner with a design firm to provide comprehensive design services where needed.

greatblueco.com

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Lauren’s Garden Service

Howard County MD

This design, installation and maintenance firm specializes in rain and pollinator gardens in central Maryland. They also run a mostly native plant nursery in Ellicott City. The staff is friendly and knowledgable Check out their portfolio to see an array of before and after projects. (vetted)

laurensgardenservice.com

Love and Carrots

Washington DC

Are you interested in removing and replacing your ivy, vinca or Japanese pachysandra beds with native plants but don’t have time to do it yourself? For residents of the Washington DC metro area, there is an incredible team of people at Love and Carrots who will do this work for you. They will even help teach your kids why making these changes are so important. They specialize in vegetable gardens as well as native and edible landscapes.

loveandcarrots.com