--- title: "The Plant Lady : Native Landscape Design — Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/the-plant-lady-native-landscape-design-pfvwus-pf~566097887 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~566097887.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "The Plant Lady : Native Landscape Design" category: ["Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/8403cf3e0f1cab06_1912-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "3904 Starr Ave, Oregon, Ohio 43616, United States" latitude: 41.6418 longitude: -83.4714 phone: "(419) 322-0657" website: "" rating: 0 review_count: 0 last_updated: 2026-09-18 --- # The Plant Lady : Native Landscape Design Original Houzz profile: [The Plant Lady : Native Landscape Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/the-plant-lady-native-landscape-design-pfvwus-pf~566097887) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers - **Location:** Oregon, OH - **Serves:** Toledo, Oregon, Rossford, Northwood, Walbridge, Harbor View - **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Influencer ### Services Provided - Landscape Design - Garden Design - Hardscaping - Landscape Plans - Patio Design - Drought Tolerant Landscaping - Site Planning - Custom Water Features ### Areas Served - Toledo - Oregon - Rossford - Northwood - Walbridge - Harbor View ### Typical Job Cost $200 - 800 Charges vary widely depending on what services you want or need, the size of the property, and the amount of time needed. I’m a single person business that does this from my passion of native planting education. I have a Master’s Degree in Wildlife Biology and Environmental Education. ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | The Plant Lady : Native Landscape Design | | Address | 3904 Starr Ave, Oregon, Ohio 43616, United States | | Phone | (419) 322-0657 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [The Plant Lady : Native Landscape Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/the-plant-lady-native-landscape-design-pfvwus-pf~566097887) - **Phone:** (419) 322-0657 ## Selected projects - [Landscape Design & Transform ½ acre](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/landscape-design-and-transform-½-acre-pj-vj~6310849) - Location: Oregon, Ohio - Photos: 1 - Description: House had been empty for 3 years and landscape severly neglected, had to remove all overgrown non-native plants and trees (19 Mulberry trees alone!), design 4 different distinct areas of land including a water garden and wetland area, a bird garden, and a pollinator garden. - [Front and Back Landscaping](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/front-and-back-landscaping-pj-vj~6310840) - Location: Oregon, Ohio - Photos: 2 - Description: Landscaped around a salt water pool, so had to use salt tolerant native plants with limited debris that could be blown into the pool - [Backyard Garden with Water Garden](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/backyard-garden-with-water-garden-pj-vj~6310834) - Location: Oregon, Ohio - Photos: 4 [See all 3 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/the-plant-lady-native-landscape-design-pfvwus-pf~566097887) ## Community Q&A **Q: Can hydrangeas be biennial?** *(in Perennials)* Hello everyone! Here is a timeline of my strange hydrangea that only seems to bloom every other year. 2016 (one year into buying) - sticks were cut short in spring, plant grew tons of growth all summer but no blooms 2017 - dead wood sticks were left long, all summer it bloomed from new stems 2018- dead wood sticks were cut short, no blooms all summer but reached full growth and leaves 2019 - dead wood sticks were left long again and not cut, it bloomed all summer with new growth 2020 - dead wood stick left long again but no blooms! We tried all combinations of cutting and not cutting but it seems to only bloom every other year since we got it. I've tried to research online and see nothing about hydrangeas being biennial? What are we doing wrong? A: I agree with mxk3. The Annabelle (or Smooth Hydrangea) is native to your region and needs no winter protection. It blooms all summer if you deadhead all spent flowers, and there are large varieties as well as mini ones. I have one of the smaller ones in my garden in NW Ohio and it does amazing and I don’t have to do a thing to it other than deadhead to get new flowers. **Q: What would you do with this space?** *(in Landscape Design)* Hi all, so we are drawing a blank as how to handle this outdoor space. It is off the master (slider). There will be a landing of the same deck material outside the master slider. The area is very shaded. Currently has avocado, pomegranate, bottle brush tree and another tree. There will be a deck on rest of yard from the dining and living rooms. This outdoor master area will be one step down. From my research it seems DG and pea gravel look nice but may lead to stones/ dirt being tracked in. We have two kids (8 & 10). Appreciate any ideas! A: What is your geographic location? I would do a deck as mentioned, and then do a grass pathway through flower beds, if there is enough room. **Q: Give me your best thoughts on trying to grow Phlox** *(in Perennials)* Always had phlox, every color I could find. Love them! But in the past decade I keep losing all and everything I buy. Sometimes as quickly as several weeks. I only have one that's growing the past several years - I'm looking for the tag - it's pale pale lavender. I've had David over and over, Nikki, Laura, Starfire, Brighteyes. Here's a pic of The King which I had for decades now all gone. I'm not a novice at gardening, but something is 'off'. Please give me your best ideas. A: Phlox generally are very easy to grow, but all plants have at least some problems or pests. I love Phlox especially because I only do native landscaping and there are so many options with all different heights and flower colors. Did you notice any specific damage to the plants before they died completely? I had a massive slug infestation one year and they LOVED my phlox. At night I could go outside and it would be covered so badly that if I pulled the stem back slightly and then let go it would fling slugs everywhere! That was not a fun one to deal with because I don’t use any persticides. Beer worked great though. Either way, you could have some Phlox specific pests. Any more details could help me identify them, along with your geographical location. Otherwise, keep in mind all plants have a specific lifespan just like all living creatures. If you planted them all around the same time they maybe have just reached the end of their life, although that wouldn’t explain the very quick dying ones unless those were diseased plants. **Q: Help with curb appeal and full sun plants** *(in Landscape Design)* Hi everyone, I am from New Carrollton, Maryland, US and is my first time here posting in Discussions. I hope to get some help for my south-facing house. Ps.: I deleted the maple information since I moved it this morning, August 1st. My main problem is the lack of a nice softscaping landscaping design and ideals plants that serve my zone 7 and total full sun south-facing front yard. Some drought tolerance desig if that's the right term, low maintenance, but I could have some flowers. As you can see the flower beds are filled with rocks since the plan was to have plants in pots, but I haven't done it yet. It is difficult without a professional help to choose ideal plants for my front yard and right pots, especially in this pandemic times (I'm having a hard time for someone from my local nursery to come here). Also another reason to be get help here ( I think this idea of "Discussions" post is awesome ) is because I would try to do it by myself since I spent a lot already updating my front yard (photos from before below). I appreciate it! Thanks. Before the new sod installation My husband did all the cleaning and all the soil prep for new sod to be installed. So proud! The clean up The prep A: All the below plants are native for Maryland and grow in full sun and are partially drought tolerant, so they don’t mind dry soils. I only included plants that I have experience with and can therefore recommend as good options. I personally have 12 of the 15 on my property, and the remaining 3 I have experience with on other properties I have done. The options below will provide you with all year interest in the garden and varying blooming periods for flowers throughout the growing season. I also focused on smaller shrubs because it didn’t look like you had enough room for something that would get really large. If you are able to take some photos from a higher vantage point, or draw out the layout of your yard and location of sidewalks and approximate dimensions, I can hand draw you a bedding design that would compliment. I don’t like using digital programs because I like doing it very hands on so I can move lines and play with shapes. If you have any other questions please let me know! Perennials Wild (Red) Columbine - 1’-3’ Butterfly Weed or Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)- Milkweed species that has beautiful bright orange flowers and doesn’t spread aggressively like other milkweed does, 1’-3’ Wild Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)- beautiful blue flowers and pretty leaves - 3’-5’ tall Thread leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis Verticillata)- 2’-3’ Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)- 3’-4’ - beautiful unique purple flower spikes Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata) - ground cover Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida) - 1.5’-3.5’ Grasses Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabis) - 1.5’-2’ Little Bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium) - 1.5’-2’ Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) - 3’-8’ Shrubs New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) - 2’-3’ Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) - 6’-9’ Inkberry (Illex glabra) - evergreen, 6’-10’ Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) -3’-6’ Vine Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) - 6’-12’ vine , beautiful flowers all summer & attract hummingbirds, can be semi-evergreen in your area **Q: Help my hydrangeas!!** *(in Landscape Design)* What is wrong with my poor Hydrangeas? They are planted in partial shade and I water them daily... A: Try watering them at the root and don’t let their leaves or flowers get wet. I’d recommend just taking a hose so it’s just barely on, steady trickle of water, and set it on the ground at the base of the stem and then let it go for an hour. Also clip off all the damaged leaves so it will stop wasting it’s energy with those leaves and put it into growing new ones instead. **Q: Landscaping ideas** *(in Landscape Design)* Hi what plants would you put in the planter box? Will put grass this week. i live in canada - zone 6a. house is facing north. I will be watering it. No automatic sprinkler. planter is mostly sunny. 19feet x approx 2 ft A: That is my little hydrangea with 2 of my evergreen Coral Bells to the back right. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-18.*