Gardener by Nature LLC

Gardener by Nature LLC
5508 Swiftbrook Circle
Raleigh, NC 27606

ph: 919-828-2015

dale@gardenerbynature.com

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Dale

Dale  Batchelor


I have experience designing, installing, and maintaining residential ornamental gardens from the foothills to the coastal plain.  Having  gardened avocationally since childhood, I began gardening professionally after 18 years in communications and adult education.  Although I rarely meet a plant I don't like, my particular passion is plants native to the Southeastern United States.  

When designing, I believe it's very important to consider not only a site's physical characteristics, but also the existing and surrounding plant and animal communities.  For me, a garden is truly alive when it becomes a healthy, functioning ecosystem.        

I especially enjoy working with clients who want to reconnect with nature by creating a vibrant home environment.  Engaging children with the natural world is important both for their own development and the future of our planet.  

Gardening provides a multitude of benefits from fresh air and exercise to fulfilling the need we all have for creative expression and beauty. 

Education                                                                                        North Carolina Botanical Garden - Certificate in Native Plant Studies        

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Bachelor of Arts in English Literature      

North Carolina State University - Certificate in Writing & Editing

Associations                                                                                     GardenComm                                                                          North Carolina Botanical Garden                                                    North Carolina Native Plant Society -- Margaret Reid Chapter      Friends of Plant Conservation                                                        Friend of the Reid Wildflower Garden                                            National Wildlife Federation                                                          J.C. Raulston Arboretum                                                                Triangle Land Conservancy                                                            Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center                                            American Horticultural Society


Swallowtail on Bottlebrush buckeye

Swallowtail on Bottlebrush Buckeye

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Gardener by Nature LLC
5508 Swiftbrook Circle
Raleigh, NC 27606

ph: 919-828-2015

dale@gardenerbynature.com

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