Gardener by Nature LLC
Gardener by Nature LLC
5508 Swiftbrook Circle
Raleigh, NC 27606
ph: 919-828-2015
dale
Dale
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
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Gardener by Nature LLC
5508 Swiftbrook Circle
Raleigh, NC 27606
ph: 919-828-2015
dale