Northern Neck Native Plant Co

05/29/2026

have you ever wondered about native plants in urban/denser suburban environments?

05/26/2026

For those with the hot and dry spaces!

05/23/2026

Our dog Fern tore his CCL last Thursday morning. Unfortunately complications from consults/sedations, medications, and injury lead to a fatal side effect.

This was a sudden and frankly horrifying turn of events. He passed comfortably early this morning. He will be missed dearly.

05/22/2026

Exciting Business Adjacent Update

We have rebranded our old nonprofit to Pollinator Pocket Parks, Inc and submitted our fundraising registration in the state of Virginia!

We've already got the 501(c)3 tax exempt status, but were trying to figure out the best way to execute our vision of expanding native plant adoption.

Our goals will be two-fold:

1. Raise money (through plant sales and direct giving) to buy overstock native plants from growers and give them away.

2. Purchase and/or obtain low-cost, marginal, and degraded land where we can easily seed and plant native plants. This portion of the project is very fluid and my involve obtaining land with the express purpose of donating it to local community groups to maintain or it may involve us holding the property as stewards in perpetuity.

We'd love recommendations for folks we can hire for logo design and general feedback!

Send a message to learn more

05/22/2026

A client recently sent us pictures of their front lawn converted to mulch and plant beds.

Plants were blooming and thriving. The best part?

Zero watering. None.

I do want to point out in one photo how different the growth of the Goldenrod is versus the Switchgrass. Many grass plants and plants in general will spend more energy on their roots in the first year. Others will grow vigorously above ground.

Let this planting be a reminder that planting in November-February is AWESOME.

If we’ve installed any plants for you, please send pictures of how they’re doing!

05/21/2026

Things We've Learned This Season Part 1:

1. Common Milkweed is the superior milkweed for dry/rocky-sandy-clay soils.

2. Planting December-February, even after fixing some minor frost heaving, as achieved better results than planting in March/April with consistent watering.

05/21/2026

If I could convince people of anything, it’s that native grass is a superior erosion control plant and equally important for pollinator habitat.

Look at this impressive image of a Big Bluestem native grass! 's Petra for scale 🙂

With a root system that deep, no wonder it's frequently used for prairie restoration and erosion control.
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05/21/2026

05/16/2026

In between projects in Heathsville and Wicomico Creek, we dropped by the Friends of the Northumberland County Animal Shelter and donated 3 trays of wet canned dog food.

hope we got the location right and apologies if we didn’t!