Local Master Gardeners can provide advice via events like plant clinics held in the area, but they aren't able to create landscape plans for private property or make a site visit (except to certify landscapes for the Bay-Wise program). However, you could seek out a designer or company to hire that has Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional certification; the program provides training in sustainable landscaping techniques. The Home and Garden Information Center doesn't keep track of landscaping companies and what they offer, nor do we recommend particular businesses, so we don't have a reference list of resources to share. Fortunately, there are a growing number of landscape design companies that focus on using native plants and creating habitat gardens. If you use social media, local eco-conscious gardening groups will probably share recommendations for which companies to consider hiring to create landscape plans that focus on native plants.

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