Piney Mountain Design

05/05/2026

Visit our popup at Other Lands during the month of May and learn more about the benefits of using native plants in your landscape!

04/27/2026

04/27/2026

Native blossoms in the garden today!

04/11/2026

Native blooms in the garden today. 1)Vaccinium darrowii ‘Rosa’s Blush’ blueberry 2)Itea virginica ‘Blue Shadow’ Virginia sweetspire 3)Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Giner Wine’ ninebark 4)Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ hawthorn 5)Calycanthus floridus ‘Burgundy Spice’ Carolina allspice 6)Illicium floridatum ‘Scorpio’ anise 7)Aronia melanocarpa ‘Black Chokeberry’

02/22/2026

Rooted in native plants, Piney Mountain Design is the landscape design studio of Blake Sims, creating fine gardens that nurture both people and the natural world!

11/19/2025

Roper Mountain Rd Reboot! The back was largely overgrown with spindly, sun starved plants due to several large crepe myrtles. I had one of the crepe myrtles removed to allow for more light and rebalance the symmetry of the composition. Kodiak Black Diervilla, American Beautyberry, Grey Owl Juniper, Rosa’s Blush Blueberry, Sweetbay Magnolia, Blue Muffin Viburnum, Ginger Wine Ninebark, Southern Waxmyrtles and an Eastern Redbud were used to provide a native plant composition full of multi-seasonal color, texture, flowers, fragrance and food for birds and pollinators. Another happy client and another happy yard that supports our local wildlife friends!

10/12/2025

Autumn Aster .

10/10/2025

“Thank you” Westcliff Garden Club for inviting PineyMtnDesign to speak and sing about the benefits and joy of utilizing native plants in the garden! What a lovely night of food, singing and friendship :)