Watermark Woods will remain open during our regular hours, however we may ask you to wait in your car if we get too many customers. Regular hours can be fou...

For those of you who know me know that Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy played a big part in opening Watermark Woods - Native Plants. Loudoun Wildlife is the on...

You can order your trees and shrubs for fall here: https://www.watermarkwoods.com/shop Orders are due September 24th and will be available for pick-up Octobe...

All orders must be submitted to julie@watermarkwoods.com by Sept 17th at noon. 10% deposit required with all orders. You will receive an invoice and confi...

Need lot of plants? We have plugs for sale now thru 4/21. What is a plug? Glad you asked. It is a small plant with a 5 inch root. They establish quickl...

Have you heard of Aronia? Or Chokeberry? This native shrub had wonderful properties. Not only does it provide food and habitat for wildlife, Aronia claims ...

I get a lot of questions about the top dressing I use in my pots. I use rice hulls which is a byproduct of making rice. They are anti fungal in nature and ...

Everybody is doing it! You should too. Plant sedges that is! Sedges are becoming increasingly popular as ground cover. If you are thinking of ripping ou...

One of the most frequent questions we get at Watermark Woods is 'What can I plant in Dry Shade?' Yes it is a tricky spot to plant, but there are a few plant...

One of the most fascinating native plant groups are the bottle gentians. There are some that have flowers that open to the most amazing shade of blue. Then...

The moist summer of 2017 gave us an overdose of mosquitos. The wet conditions created the perfect breeding grounds for the pesky critters. Since mosquitoes...

We are busy as the bees preparing for the Loudoun Wildlife Sale on 9/9 at Morven Park in Leesburg. We are currently taking pre-orders. Probably smart to pl...

Watermark Woods will be placing an order for native trees and shrubs on 8/25. Since we don't normally sell trees and shrubs you can get in on some great pri...

Boy, do I love Monardas! They are great performers in the garden, the pollinators love them and they are blooming right now. My Monarda didyma is going cra...

Here at Watermark Woods we have some huge problems with invasive plants. We pull them out as best we can, but they always seem to have the upper hand. The ...

The debate on wether or not it is ok to use cultivars is always a hot one. Native plant gardeners typically fall somewhere on the spectrum of 'Only straight...

Watermark Woods is pleased to announce that we now have a Virginia Nursery and Landscape Certified Horticulturist on Staff. After a lot of studying and load...

We have our hours updated for the remainder of the year. We will continue to be Open Wednesday-Saturday. We do close on the occasional Saturday so check the www...

This is a nice educational video about Mayapples. Certainly worth a watch. Thanks, Alonso the Capital Naturalist, for this great video! https://www.youtube...

It a perfect weekend for planting. The weather will be nice, the earth is soft and there is a chance of rain Sunday night. Everything in the nursery is look...