"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot."
~ Aldo Leopold
Overcoming Obstacles Landscaping Company uses only high quality plants and products from reliable, trusted sources. We also try to use as many local vendors as possible. For your convenience, learning experience, or reading pleasures, we have listed many of our sources below.
We also appreciate any input or advice on other reliable sources for top quality products to enhance your lawn or landscape.
The Perennial Farm
Perennials, Ornamental Grasses, Hardy Ferns, Ground Covers, Flowering Vines, Flowering Shrubs, Fall Pansies, Cabbage & Kale, and lots more!
12017 Glen Arm Road
Glen Arm, MD 21057
Tel: 410-592-6106,
Fax: 410-592-8338, Alt Fax: 410-558-6659
Hill House Farm & Nurery
Native Plants for Harmonious Gardens
631 Scrabble Road
Castleton, VA 22716
Phone: 540-937-1798
Nature By Design
An Environmentally Responsible Full Service
Nursery and Garden Center Specializing in Native Plants
300 Calvert Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-683-GROW (4769)
American Native Plants
Your comprehensive source for native plants for the restoration industry.
P.O. Box 158
Perry Hall, MD 21128
Phone: 410.529.0552 Fax: 410.529.3883
Kurt Bluemel, Inc.
Native grower and supplier of ornamental grasses, bamboo, perennials, ferns, sedges, rushes, and other exotic plant materials.
2740 Greene Ln.
Baldwin, MD 21013-9523
Phone: 410.557.7229 Fax: 410.557.9785
Meadows Farms Nursery
Annuals, Perennials, Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Groundcovers, Vines, and more!
540.341.0020
5074 Lee Hwy.
Warrenton, VA 20187
Merrifield Garden Center
Annuals, Perennials, Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Groundcovers, Vines, and more!
703-368-1919
Brent and Becky's Bulbs
Assorted bulbs and more!
Ernst Conservation Seeds
Seed for Restoration, Conservation, and WildlifePhone(800) 873-3321
Fax (814) 336-5191
Easy Wildflowers
Wildflower seeds and wildflower potted plants native to the Midwest and
Eastern USA
975 Post Oak Dr.
Willow Springs, MO 65793
Phone: 417-469-2611
Cedar Ridge Nursery, Inc.
Native Plants & Trees for Conservation
Phone: 410.775.7700
Fax: 410.848.5806
Thanksgiving Farm Unique Garden Center
Unique Plants and Gifts
1619 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown, MD 21710
(301) 662-1291
Prairie Nursery
Native Plants & Seeds for Prairies, Woodlands & Wetlands
Prairie Nursery, Inc.
P.O. Box 306
Westfield, WI 53964
1-800-476-9453
Susanna Farm Nursery
We specialize in dwarf and unusual evergreens and Japanese maples.
17700 White Ground Road
Boyds, MD 20841
301-972-7513 -or- 301-938-3440
Van Engelen Inc.
Assorted bulbs and more!
23 Tulip Drive
PO Box 638
Bantam, CT 06750
Phone: 860-567-8734
Fax: 860-567-5323
Lancaster Farms Wholesale Nursery
Container Wholesale Nursery
5800 Knott's Neck Road
Suffolk, VA 22435
Phone: 757.484.4421 Fax: 757.686.8637
North Creek Nurseries
"We specialize in growing starter plants or plugs of perennials, ornamental grasses, ferns, vines, and shrubs with an emphasis on Eastern US native plants."
388 North Creek Rd.
Landenberg, PA 19350
Phone: 877.ECO.PLUG
Heirloom Roses
Typical and Unusual Roses
24062 Riverside Dr. NE
St. Paul, OR 97137
Chamblee's Rose Nursery
Envirnmentally friendly roses for envirnmentally friendly people
10926 U.S. Highway 69 d
NorthTyler, TX 75706
1.800.256.ROSE
High Country Gardens
Beautiful plants for the waterwise garden
2902 Rufina Street
Santa Fe, NM 87507
1.800.925.9387
Plant Delights Nursery Inc.
A Passion for Perennial Plants and the Gardeners who Love Them
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
919.772.4794
Swan Island Dahlias
Largest and Leading Dahlia Grower
995 22nd Ave. NW
Canby, OR 97013
1.800.410.6540
Bluestone Perennials
Perennials, Grasses, Mums, Shrubs, Herbs, and Fall Bulbs
Rick's Custom Nursery
Purveyors of Fine Pernnials. Specializing in rare and unusual plants for the shade garden.
Blue Rag Gardens
Peonies and Daylilies
3366 South F.T. Valley Rd
Etlan, Va. 22719-2003
Phone: 540-923-4234
Other useful websites:
Virginia Department of Forestry
Arbor Day Foundation
"We inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees"
Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation
"Ultimately our livelihood, quality of life and future depend on how intelligently all of us manage our natural resources."
The State Arboretum of Virginia
University of Virginia's Historic Blandy Experimental Farm
"The commonwealth's public garden"
Virginia Native Plant SocietyConserving Wild Flowers and Wild Places
Piedmont Blue Ridge Horticulture Society
Friends from the Piedmont to the Blue Ridge and beyond have come together because we want to learn from great gardeners and share both our trials and triumphs. From tips on the best roses for the mid-Atlantic to seed-starting methods, we are coming together to share and sharpen our skills.
Whats Native
Popular Native Plants and Native Cultivars for your landscape
Bringing Nature Home
A Case for Native Gardening Native gardening and biodiversity matter. This site supports the lecture series and book Bringing Nature Home by University of Delaware professor Doug Tallamy.
Less Lawn
Shrink your lawn and grow your pleasure!
