Janice, being in Maryland, the closest supplier that I view as reputable and stands behind their plants would be Brushwood Nursery in Pennsylvania. Dan grows great clematis that can be directly planted in the ground without growing out in a pot. He is always willing to answer any questions you may have. The link to his nursery is shown below. There are many other suppliers of clematis that are similarly reputable but I am just listing the one that is closest to you and that I have dealt with many times. Chalk Hill, Joy Creek, Collectors Nursery, Seneca Hill Perennials, and many other nurseries out there sell clematis and are equally reputable but Dan's is the closest to your home and shipping is free if you order two or more clematis. For me in my garden, the clematis that blooms the longest hands down is Petit Faucon. It begins blooming in late April/early May and doesn't stop until September in most years. Dan doesn't carry this specific clematis but Chalk Hill does. The one thing about this clematis is that it is not self clinging so you will either have to give it some guidance and support in getting it to stand upright or allow it to spill over the ground or even some low growing evergreens. Others that bloom a long time for me that do cling include Polish Spirit, Julia Correvon, Etoile Violette, and others in the viticella family as well as the Duchess of Albany. Several good things about the viticellas is that they are not as succeptible to clematis wilt, are very hardy and vigorous, and in my garden, will bloom a second time after the main flush of flowers if you cut them back by half and feed and water them well. Good luck with your clematis! Here is a link that might be useful: Brushwood Nursery

Actually, a fair number of commercially available pond plants are natives: lizardtail (Saururus cernuus) fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata) blue flag iris (Iris versicolor) cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) giant blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) golden club (Orontium aquaticum) arrow arum (Peltandra virginica) arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia, etc) marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) threeway sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum) cottongrass (Eriophorum) common rush (Juncus effusus) cattails (Typha latifolia, Typha angustifolia, but note that some other Typha species are not native) thalia (Thalia dealbata) -- not native to Maryland, but native elsewhere in the south dwarf horsetail (Equisetum scirpoides) -- native farther north creeping spearwort (Ranunculus flammula) -- native farther north

Well, during our lengthy search for the perfect marble and the perfect matte black granite we probably checked out 10 slab yards/fabricators in the DC/MD/VA area. By far, we found the best service at Classic Granite and Marble in Jessup. We were thrilled that their templating and installation were also just perfect. We took our layout with measurements on our first visit (no appointment) and walked out with exact prices for the 4 different materials we were considering. They came out 3 different times, at no additional cost, to be sure the template was perfect. During the first template, they discovered that our island wasn't aligned properly. We had to order a new corner cabinet, which would delay the countertop installation several months after their findings. Classic had no issues holding our material and waiting for the cabinet issue to be resolved. Andy was superb and I can't recommend them enough. In the end, I found the marble slabs I wanted at Daltile in Chantilly, VA - Classic drove down and picked them up. As far as other slab yards I visited (these do not do fabrication)- Universal - had great selection, but as stated above, you can't pick your specific slabs Marva Marble and Granite - Great selection, no calacatta Daltile - Good selection, very friendly, moved many slabs on a busy Saturday for us. NSI - near BWI - fantastic selection, lots of exotic choices GranTops - in Frederick - outdoor slab yard, they also carry soapstone from M.Tex Avanti - Great selection, lots of exotic stones Good Luck!!!! HTH!

If you are unwilling to pay for good seed, then go to Walmart and use theirs. You get what you pay for with seed. What you get from the Seed Superstore is seed with no weeds in it. Look at the Guaranteed Analysis of seed on the shelf. It will tell you how much seed versus weed versus Other Crop. The seed you want is fairly heavy but the noxious weed seed is more like dust. The percentages on the bag go by weight so a huge fescue outweighs a bermuda seed by a factor of 1000. So when you see a weed value of 0.1 %, that could mean 10,000 bermuda or creeping bentgrass plants coming out of a 10 pound bag. 0.01% could mean 1,000 weed plants. 0.001% could mean 100 plants. How many weeds can you tolerate? Is this a full renovation or just overseeding the existing lawn?