about
Bloom Wild
Bloom Wild serves Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia with native plant consultations, garden designs, garden installations, and expert garden care & coaching. We help clients with local rebate programs for conservation landscaping and rain gardens. We sell/source plants to the public and are happy to speak at garden clubs, schools, or other events where people may want to learn more about native plants and ecological gardening.
Janet & Mimi are both certified Chesapeake Bay Landscaping Professionals. The Bloom Wild nursery is licensed in the state of Maryland and is certified at the Gold level of the Maryland Best’s Native Plants program promoting straight species plants native to Maryland.
Bloom Wild’s mission is to promote ecological biodiversity, reduce the impact of climate change, and strive for a more just world by disrupting the current nursery and landscaping industries.
Bloom Wild works to increase demand for, and access to, locally native plants, support BIPOC communities, and ensure fair labor practices.
Sliding scale fees are available to persons with low income/wealth and those living in under-served communities. All plants used in installations or public sales are responsibly sourced and locally native. We make our own, peat-free potting soil, and whenever possible, we use local ecotype plants.
All photographs on this website belong to Bloom Wild unless otherwise indicated and may be used with attribution.
Mimi Abdu (she/her), originally from Ethiopia, is a lifelong gardener with a passion for, and expertise in, native plants. A Master Naturalist, expert weed warrior, and certified Chesapeake Bay Landscaping Professional, she has lived in Maryland for over two decades. She is currently wrestling a native plant garden out of a half-acre of invasive plants. After a 20-year career in biotech, Mimi recently joined Bloom Wild to inspire sustainable gardening practices with a focus on watershed and habitat stewardship..
Janet Hostetler (she/her) grew up in Maryland and currently tends and studies over 250 locally native plant species at Phlox Hill, Bloom Wild’s test/demonstration garden. A Maryland Master Gardener and certified Chesapeake Bay Landscaping Professional, Janet started Bloom Wild to help people increase the ecological value of their outdoor space. She designs & installs native plant gardens, provides consultation and coaching, and holds native plant sales. A recovering lawyer, Janet has found her passion in combining the art of garden design with the magic of nature and science.
