500+ native species. Come find yours.
A Virginia native plant nursery, established 1998. Reserve online, pick up at the nursery.
Whatever you're planting, we'll help you start with the right roots.
Plants
500+ Virginia natives propagated on-site. Browse the catalog, reserve for pickup.
Browse plantsPackages
Pre-built collections for butterflies, hummingbirds, songbirds, and shade beds.
See packagesLandscape Design
Site visit, plant list, optional install, for the whole yard.
See the processGreen Trade
Wholesale program for designers, contractors, and restoration land managers.
Trade accountsWorth seeing in person right now.
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Get a yard that works.
Tired lawn, bare foundation, slope you can't mow, bring us photos. We'll design a planting plan using natives that actually thrive in your soil and light.
A yard that's actually alive.
Natives are over 28× more productive for insects, birds, and soil life than the standard ornamentals at the box store. Here's what that looks like on a Hill House yard.
of land birds in N. America raise their young on insects only native plants support.
more caterpillar biomass produced by native oaks than non-native ornamentals.
chemical pesticides. Just natural pest control when needed.
Started in 1998 by Janet Davis.
A horticulturist who decided this county deserved better than box-store rhododendrons. Twenty-eight years later, that's still the whole job.
A real selection
Hundreds of species, propagated here from regional genetics, not trucked in from out of state.
Answers, not guesses
Tell us about your site. We'll tell you what will work and what won't, honestly.
Regional ecotype
Every plant adapted to Blue Ridge and Mid-Atlantic soils, weather, and the wildlife that lives here.
They keep coming back.
"I drove past Hill House twice before I stopped in. Now it's the only place I shop. Janet picked plants for my impossible shady slope and three years later it's the prettiest part of the yard."
"We built our pollinator bed entirely from a Hill House package. The number of butterflies in the first summer was unreal. Worth every dollar."
"Most knowledgeable plant people I've ever met. They told me what wouldn't work, and didn't try to sell it to me anyway. That's rare."
Upcoming events.
Free workshops, tours, and planting jams through spring and summer.
Spring Open House
Free tours of the display gardens, plant talks, and seasonal coffee on the porch.
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Planting Jams
Bring a list, we'll spend an hour walking the nursery with you and building your bed.
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Meadow Making Workshop
How to convert lawn into a real native meadow, three years from seed to swallowtails.
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