Mountain Native Landscape Design

Mountain Native Landscape Design Landscapes can and must be functional and sustainable, as well as beautiful, because development and agriculture have eliminated vast tracts of habitat.

Specialized services focused on creating sustainable, regionally appropriate outdoor spaces using native plants - custom landscape design, site evaluation, planting plans, and installation services tailored to the natural terrain and climate. Built landscapes can foster nature and serenity by supporting birds, pollinators, butterflies, and other wildlife by using plants native to our region. Nativ

e plants can tolerate sub-zero temperatures, summer heat, drought, and insect predation, all without ever needing to be watered, fertilized, and sprayed and thus are a more sustainable solution for present day landscaping. In today’s world, with 95% of our land having been plowed, paved, or cut down, the frontlines of nature are now our front and backyards, school gardens, commercial properties, utility easements, parking lots, and road right-of-ways. Our plantings must now not just look good, but also do double duty to provide for pollinators, serve as a genetic reservoir for diversity, and clean our stormwater. If you want to be part of the solution and do your part for nature by eliminating watering and chemicals, attracting myriad forms of beneficial wildlife including butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators, cleaning stormwater, and having a beautiful landscape, contact us.

06/17/2026
, in bloom.
06/13/2026

, in bloom.

The answer is yes, as people are moving beyond sterile and soulless suburban and urban yards
06/11/2026

The answer is yes, as people are moving beyond sterile and soulless suburban and urban yards

For homeowners who have ‘rewilded’ their gardens into mini nature preserves, a moment of truth arrives when they prepare to sell.

When faced with, say a 300 square foot area to landscape, it is tempting to put as many different species of plants into...
06/02/2026

When faced with, say a 300 square foot area to landscape, it is tempting to put as many different species of plants into that area. After all, the more different species of plants (native, of course) you put in, the more species of insects you can support. Maybe so, but while many people might put 10 different species of plants into this area, and maybe you could design it to be legible, sometimes it could look like a mishmash of a mess. You don't have to support every insect in a planting. It is unrealistic to think you could do so in a small area anyway, or even in a standard sized urban or suburban lot. So instead, consider putting one species in and the effect can be dramatic, even when the plants are not in flower. Here, , , which supports around 115 species of , was planted and it can survive the rabbits because this neighborhood has plenty of coyotes, foxes, bears, and the occasional bobcat.

, is different than the native common you often see in the horticultural trade. It flowers two to three weeks earli...
05/29/2026

, is different than the native common you often see in the horticultural trade. It flowers two to three weeks earlier and the petals are more pale, droopier, and the leaves more elongated. It also likes crappier soil better than Purple Coneflower. Three feet tall it likes well-drained soil (sandy, loamy, or clay), full sun, and pH of 4.5-7.5. Due to its long tap root, it can tolerate prolonged droughts. Native mostly in the Midwest with rare sightings in Western North Carolina

05/29/2026

, is a short three feet tall and wide native shrub native to the eastern half of the US. A magnet and it grows best in well-drained sandy loam or rocky soils in full sun to partial shade. It is rabbit candy, however, but I can grow it because I have plenty of coyotes, bobcats, foxes, and bears to control the rabbit population. If you do not have natural rabbit control, this plant is probably not for you. New Jersey Tea got its name for use as tea when the British were blockading colonial ports.

Neighbor's backyard meadow, year 3.
05/28/2026

Neighbor's backyard meadow, year 3.

, is in bloom now. I started it in this space three years ago with three pads. Requires well drained, even sandy or r...
05/28/2026

, is in bloom now. I started it in this space three years ago with three pads. Requires well drained, even sandy or rocky dry soils. Full sun.

05/27/2026

You *can* pet the bees. No suit needed because they don’t live in hives and won’t defend its food source.

Address

Asheville, NC
28704

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Mountain Native Landscape Design posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category