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Our Mission
Our passion is to create and install beautiful, sustainable gardens using plants native to the Mid-Atlantic region. Our gardens are aesthetically pleasing, well-designed native plant ecosystems that are as much of a delight to their human owners as to the creatures who live, dine and work in them.
We are a full-service, experienced landscape design group dedicated to native plants. Since 2013 we have designed hundreds of beautiful, tailored, sustainable gardens in Northern Virginia, D.C. & Maryland. Our gardens are biodiverse, and thoughtfully designed, to meet both our client’s needs and style and the conditions of their site. Although plants are our passion, we also plan and install all elements of a successful garden environment, including trails, walkways, patios and stairs.
Our philosophy is that everything in our gardens needs to work hard, providing both beauty and ecological function.
Seasonal Tips & News
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Native Plant of the Month: Red Maple
With one of the earliest bloom-times in Northern Virginia, the Red Maple is a staple all year long. Extremely tolerable to a variety of soil conditions, not only is this plant outright gorgeous, but very forgiving in terms of care. More known for its leaves in the fall, its spring flowers are striking nonetheless.
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Horticultural Tip of the Month: Winter Pruning
As warmer weather slowly creeps up on Northern Virginia, this is the perfect time to prep your woody plants for that new spring growth. A good winter trim will help to tidy up your woody plants, and promote healthy growth as our plants finally wake up for the season.
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Invasive Plant of the Month: Japanese Honeysuckle
The Japanese Honeysuckle is one of the hardiest invasive plants in our area, staying awake all throughout the winter. An extremely sturdy vining plant, its leaves can look very similar to our native Coral Honeysuckle, (Lonicera sempervirens) upon first glance.