Will plants thrive, or even survive, after the expense and labor of planting? Do they require rich soil, poor soil, amended soil, wet or dry soil? How large will they grow in my garden? At what time of year will individual plants reach the peak of their beauty? How will they complement each other and add style to my garden? What can I plant that the deer will not eat and still have a beautifully designed garden?

Rita can help you to answer these and a multitude of other questions.

Shade Gardening Design Consultation offered in your garden within a 60-mile radius of Apex, N.C.

• Sixteen years' experience gardening in the shade
• Accredited Gardening Consultant
• Enrolled in the N.C. Botanical Garden's Native Plant Studies Certificate Program
• Feature article Success In The Shade in CAROLINA GARDENER magazine, April 2007 issue.
• June 7, 2007. Article in The News and Observer: Apex woman turns two acres into gardens galore.
• Certificate in Greenhouse Management, Wake Technical College
• Past President, Raleigh Garden Club 2004-2006
• Horticulture Chairman (three 2-year terms), Raleigh Garden Club
• Plant Sale Chairman (5 years), Raleigh Garden Club
• Recipient of Raleigh Garden Club's Outstanding New Member Award, Outstanding Member Award, and Horticulture Award (twice)
• Recipient of The South Atlantic Region of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. Horticulture Achievement Award 2007/2008
• Recipient of The Garden Club of North Carolina Wildflower/Native Plants Garden Award 2007/2008
• Volunteer services at the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, the J. C. Raulston Arboretum, and as a Wake County Master Gardener
• Member: JC Raulston Arboretum, North Carolina Botanical Garden, the North Carolina Rock Garden Society, American Horticultural Society, Native Plant Society of North Carolina, and The Raleigh Garden Club.

Rita's Garden has received the Apex Appearance Award and is certified as a Native Plant Habitat and also as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat.

Contact us if you want to schedule a consultation.