To take the guesswork out of choosing and arranging your native plants, we've created a series of designs specifically crafted for your community. These designs feature a healthy blend of mid-Atlantic natives and are suitable for a wide variety of soils and growing conditions. We've combined several popular and practical varieties to help you form a native-rich habitat for years to come.
You can pre-order your design and pick up your plants at an upcoming plant show.
Additionally, you are welcome to pre-order any individual plants if you wish to make your own selections.
Here is a list of our current designs.
Butterfly Garden #1 12’x8’ (Purple & Yellow, Full to part-sun, average & well-drained soils).
Includes:
- 2—Hypericum prolificum, 1-gallon
- 1—Fothergilla gardenii, 3-gallon
- 3—Phlox paniculata 'Jeana' or 'Blue Paradise', qts.
- 3—Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’, qts.
- 3—Coreopsis ‘Sunshine Superman’, qts.
- 1—Baptisia australis, gallon
- 2—Liatris spicata, qts.
- 2—Liatris borealis, qts.
- 2--Pycnanthemum incanum/muticum, qts.
- 2—Asclepias incarnata (or A. tuberosa), gal.
- 3—Solidago nemoralis, qts.
- 1—Aster laevis ‘Bluebird’, qts.
- 3—Schizachyrinum scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (or species), qts.
- 2—Aster oblongifolius ‘October Skies’, qts.
BASE PRICE: $ 365 +tax
Butterfly Garden #2 16’x12’ (Pinks, Yellows & Reds, Full /part-sun, well-drained)
Includes:
- 2—Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice', 3 gallon
- 3—Ilex glabra, 1 gallon
- 3—Aquilegia cnandensis (columbine), qts.
- 3—Coreopsis ‘Sun. Superman’, qt
- 3—Echinacea purpurescens (Purple coneflower), qts.
- 3—Schizachyrinum scoparium 'Standing Ovation', qts.
- 3—Monarda fistulosa, qts.
- 3—Solidago species, qts.
- 2—Helianthus helianthoides, qts.
- 3—Rudbeckia fulgida fulgida, qts.
- 3—Asclepias tuberosa, qts.
- 3—Aster oblongifolius ‘October Skies’, qts.
- 1—Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’, qts.
- 5--Carex cherokeensis, qts.
- 1—Rosa virginica/R. caroliniana, 1 gallon
BASE PRICE: $ 450 + tax
Butterfly/Pollinator Garden #3 12’x6’ (Full to part-sun, moist soil)
Includes:
- 1—Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), 2/3 gallon
- 2—Monarda didyma, qts.
- 2—Joe-pye Weed (Eupatorium fistulosum/E. maculatum), gallons
- 3—Chelone glabra, qts.
- 2—Eupatorium coelistinum, qts.
- 1—Solidago ridellii, qt.
- 1—Asclepias incarnata, gallon
- 1—Aster novi-belgii, qts.
- 1—Carex vulpinoidea, qts.
- 2--Pycnanthemum muticum, qts.
- 3—Iris versicolor/ I. virginiana, qts.
- 2—Lysimachia lanceolata, qts.
BASE PRICE: $ 265 + tax
SOS (“Short on Space”) #1 Butterfly/Pollinator Garden 8’x6’ (average sites, most sunny)
Includes:
- 1—Carex grayi or other Carex sp., qts.
- 3—Pycnanthem flexuosum, qts
- 2—Coreopsis lanceolata ‘Sunshine Superman’, qts/
- 2—Liatris microcephala, qts.
- 3—Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns', qts.
- 2—Phlox paniculala 'Jeana', qts.
- 1—Aster oblongifolius ‘October Skies’, qts.
- 2—Asclepias tuberosa, qts.
- 1—Clethra alnifolia '16 Candles', 3 gallon
BASE PRICE: $ 201 + tax
SOS (Short on Space) #2 8’x6’ (Average to Dry Shade)
Includes:
- 1—Lindera benzoin, 2/3 gallon
- 5—Heuchera americana ‘Dale’s Strain’ or species, qts.
- 2—Carex appalachica or other species, qts.
- 2—Geranium maculatum, qts.
- 3—Aster divaricata 'Eastern Star', qts.
- 2—Silene virginica, gallons
- 1—Polemonium reptans, qts.
- 3—Scuttelaria ovata, qts.
- CAN SUBSTITUTE Viburnum prunifolium OR Amelanchier canadensis FOR SPICEBUSH
BASE PRICE: $ 240 + tax
Hummingbird Garden 16’x8’ (average to moist soils, well-drained, sun-part shade; requires a trellis, fence or other suitable support for Lonicera)
Includes:
- 2—Lonicera sempervirens, gallons
- 3—Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’, qts.
- 2—Pycnanthemum incanum/muticum/flexuosum
- 2—Liatris borealis/ligulistylus, qts.
- 3—Aquilegia canadensis, qts.
- 2—Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’/C. glabra, qts.
- 1—Aster laevis ‘Bluebird’, qts.
- 3—Phlox paniculata (1 ea. Jeana, Blue Paradise, Nicki)
- 2—Physotegia virginiana, gallons
- 1—Aesculus parviflora, 2/3 gallon
- 1—Eupatorium fistulosum/purpureum, gallon
- 3--Schizachyrinum scoparium, qts.
- 3--Carex brevior, qts.
- 3—Lobelia cardinalis, qts.
- 3—Lobelia siphilitica, qts.
BASE PRICE: $ 385 + tax