About Us – RVA Homegrown Natives

About RVA Homegrown Natives

We are a small nursery located on an acre in eastern Henrico County, growing strictly U.S. native—and primarily RVA native plants-plant species and naturally occurring varieties.

We aim to grow plants organically, with little intervention as we wholeheartedly believe in sustainable practices and efforts alike. Our mission is to increase awareness and availability of our vast and very under-appreciated diversity of native plant species.

RVA Homegrown Natives Mission

At RVA Homegrown Natives, our mission is, first and foremost, to do the best we can to preserve species diversity, with a strong focus on local (RVA) and Virginia native species, but with allowances made for more broadly native species that are clearly labeled as such. We absolutely DO Not cultivate or carry cultivars or hybrids of garden origin, as we do not consider them to be native and indeed consider them strongly counterproductive to our goal of preserving natural diversity, though naturally-occurring forms and hybrids are fair game.

In the end, however, we also do not wish to arbitrarily place limits on growing native species just because they are not local. There are many wonderful and fascinating plants found in the Lower 48, many of which are NEARLY Virginia native, and many are personal favorites that could use more visibility and availability in the garden of trade. That said, we endeavor to keep to a minimum species that are more loosely “native” to those of us in the RVA, especially those which are common, adventive in nature, and/or have sister species that occur more locally.

Click Here to see our definitions for the levels of nativity you will find on our site. Unless notes, our primary sources is the USDA Plants site, though other relevant sites are consulted frequently.