Plant Selection

The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best Native Plants offers a free and voluntary certification program for growers and retailers. The program aims to increase the availability and diversity of native plants, and to make it easier for consumers to find Maryland native plants through use of a logo created for retailers who become certified.

How to select and use groundcovers for Maryland yards and gardens. Lists of groundcovers for different types of conditions are included.

Find native and ornamental grasses for your yard and garden.

Basic guidelines for making a native meadow in a residential landscape.

Looking for sustainable landscaping ideas? Our landscape design templates and plant lists offer ideas for adding native plants around townhomes and single-family homes.

Looking for plants to make a privacy fence? Here we have a list of trees, shrubs, and grasses that can be planted for screening and privacy.