Nursery
Our nursery is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 2 to 6 p.m.
Shop native plants at our convenient location near downtown Silver Spring. We’ll have a large mix of flowering perennials, sedges/grasses, shrubs and trees! And don’t forget to check out our Swamp Rose Co-op merch!
8900 Georgia Ave,
Silver Spring, MD
Find us here
We are located at the star! Look out for our big metal sign on the fence.
And please park in the parking lot.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nursery Opening Day
Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD
Our nursery officially opens on the second day of spring! You’ll have access to delightful favorites like the punchy cardinal flower and pungent beebalm, but you’ll also be giving our refreshed space a good ol’ nursery-warming. Stroll through each section with a warm beverage in hand, birdsong in the air, and dozens of native plant varieties vying for your attention.
The Friends of the National Arboretum’s (FONA) annual Native Plant Sale
Saturday, March 28 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
2400 R St. NE, Washington, DC 20002
Pollinator Day + Recycling with One Montgomery Green
Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD
On Saturday April 11 from 10am-4pm, the nursery is celebrating our native pollinators! What better way to support our ecosystem than to give our bumblebees, hummingbirds, and more the food and shelter that they’ve co-evolved with? Chat with our team about the kinds of pollinators you’d like to attract.
During this day, from 10am-1pm, Silver Spring UMC and One Montgomery Green are hosting a community shredding and electronics recycling day! Bring all that stuff you’ve been meaning to recycle and enjoy treats from a local food truck while you’re at it.
Native Edibles day
Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD
We’re highlighting the juiciest and tastiest plant offerings our region has to offer on Saturday April 25! We love peaches and apples as much as the next person, but we’re focusing on the lesser known, more hardy, and equally delicious native edibles that have nourished this area for quite a while.
From fruits like paw paws and blueberries to spices like sumac and spicebush, come explore what we’ll have in stock for you. Swing by the nursery and let’s chat so that you can snack!
Flower fest: Flower Potluck + Plant Hammer Printing
Saturday, June 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD
On Saturday June 20 from 11am-3pm, the nursery is hosting two back to back events!
11am-1pm, Flower Potluck
Just like a food potluck, attendees bring flowers to share at this cozy flower arranging event. Maddie and MariaEmilia will teach us how to design a bouquet and set up a photo station to proudly share your creation with friends and family. RSVP here for donation based tickets, proceeds will go to Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid!
1pm-3pm, Plant Hammer Printing
Just you, plants, fabric, and a hammer. Erin Close will walk us through the art of using fresh plants to dye prepared fabrics by hammering them. Walk away with a dyed bandana and renewed wonder at what these plants, and you, are capable of! $10, RSVP here.
Party With the Pollinators!
Solidarity Economy Social Hour
Saturday, September 19th from 1-4pm
8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD
Join Beloved Community Incubator and Swamp Rose Co-op for a social hour at Swamp Rose's nursery in Silver Spring. We'll discuss all things solidarity economy over drinks and snacks. Connect with other solidarity economy members, enjoy some time outside, and shop Swamp Rose plants!
BCI's quarterly social hours are a space to highlight local cooperatives and for fellow organizers in the solidarity economy to build relationships and weave our communities and projects together. You can check out images from past social hours in the link below!
Whether you're a cooperative member, mutual aid-er, union member, community organizer, solidarity economy curious, or just need some native plants this social hour is for you! We can't wait to see you!
Movie Night at the Nursery
Friday, October 2nd from 6:30-9pm
8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD
Those of us who’ve seen this know that it has something to offer at any age, so feel free to invite the adults and youth in your life! Kids under 16 years old need an adult chaperone.
6:30 - stroll in and find a seat, perhaps take a look around the nursery.
7 - short activity and conversation about the movie and collective action
7:15 - movie begins!
Creating a Wildlife Friendly Habitat in Takoma Park: Designing Gardens with Native Plants
Reduce Reuse Relate: A Climate Care Gathering
Thursday, October 22nd at 7:30pm
Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium - 7500 Maple Avenue
Our designer Will Coleburn will present an accessible approach to designing a garden of native plants– from initial assessment to final plant selection and layout. He will present principles and some techniques and resources that design professionals use to make native plant gardens successful, functional, and beautiful.
Patrick Fitzgerald of the National Wildlife Federation will also draw on his experience with national community-based habitat programs to describe what wildlife need to survive and thrive in urban and suburban communities.
The event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!
Saturday, October 24th from 11am-3pm
8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD
Join us for a community gathering focused on connection, reorganizing resources, and building a thriving future. We’ll bust some common climate care myths while connecting dots between climate and our capacity for action over pupusas, aguas frescas, and music.
Think of this as a choose your own adventure kind of gathering. Sure, you could talk to community members about how wealth tax or the right to repair movement are related to a thriving climate future, or you could bring a picnic blanket, buy some food, play games, and listen to music with the sounds of land lovers chatting in the background. Either way, we’d love to have you as we close out our event season!
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We sell about 50 varieties of flowering perennials, sedges, grasses, shrubs and trees. As the season goes on, more varieties will become available for purchase.
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We sell most of our native plants either in 1 quart or 3 quart pots. Shrubs and trees vary greatly in size, and will be priced according to the gallon size, but typically are sold in 2-3 gallon sizes.
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We accept cash, credit and debit cards at all sales events.
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This season, Swamp Rose won’t be taking curbside plant orders through our online shop. Instead, we’re focusing on in-person events where you’ll be able to browse our wide-variety of species in real time! And don’t worry, we’re planning on events all across the DMV area so you’ll get multiple chances to shop natives from your local cooperative.
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We can special order it for you if you send an email to nursery@swamprosecoop.com
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