Ecological Landscaping & Native Plant Sales

All Power to the pollinators

Ecological Landscaping & Native Plant Sales All Power to the pollinators

We are a worker-owned ecological landscaping company and native plant nursery serving the Washington, DC area.

Two Swamp Rose Co-op team members working on a new garden

what we do

Ecological Landscaping

Full service landscaping by native plant specialists. We specialize in RainScapes, RiverSmart, and Rain Check Rebate projects.

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Nursery benches showcasing selection of maryland native plants.

Native Plant Nursery

Shop native plants at our convenient location near downtown Silver Spring. Offering a wide selection of flowering perennials, sedges, grasses, trees & shrubs

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What’s a Co-op?

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View fullsize New year ➡️ new yard. Starting 2026 strong with phase 1 of a total backyard overhaul in Columbia Heights . It’s been a while since we shared something in-progress but this one feels too sweet to hold back. The goal is to create a clean, moder
View fullsize ✨ FALL PLANTS ARE HERE ✨ We are just one week away from our nursery open house and the official start of our fall sales. We’ve got new species that need new home, some major upgrades to the nursery space, and even fresh merch to share with our
View fullsize Labor day means something different this year. . Working people across the US are under attack, especially immigrants. It’s more important than ever to demonstrate another way of relating to each other, and to the natural world that sustains u
View fullsize We’ve been busy bees this summer and we’re excited to welcome you back to the nursery for the fall season! Join us Saturday, September 13 for the Swamp Rose Co-op Open House & Solidarity Economy Community Social, in collaboration with
View fullsize Bring your front yard to life! It’s easy! Just add plants flowers and bugs . This front yard used to be a dead zone of turf grass with a few small patches of hostas and daylilies etc. We replaced a degraded paver walkway with handsome new flag
View fullsize Taking refuge in high summer: Great spangled fritillary & common milkweed flower . We passed dozens of these big beautiful butterflies (the real BBB) on a recent walk through the meadows at Rachel Carson Conservation Park. Sharing space with the
View fullsize A break from the busiest season with these mountain laurels in full regalia on the NW Branch of the Anacostia aka HOLY EARTH . This sprawling community of Kalmia latifolia makes magic on a steep bank off the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail just north o