Certified organic plants from our Summerville nursery, and a team of gardening experts with everything you need from seed to table.
Rita graduated with a degree in Political Science from the College of Charleston in 2004, and accidentally fell in love with growing her own food after apprenticing on a farm in the Catskill Mountains. She returned to Charleston in 2006, started a small, organically certified farm on Johns Island and quickly developed a following amongst area chefs.
Transitioning from the field in 2011, Rita founded Rita’s Roots Backyard Harvest to help aspiring gardeners establish productive vegetable gardens of their own. In 2019 the Rita’s Roots nursery was founded in Summerville, and in 2023 it became Certified Organic — the first woman-owned, certified organic nursery in South Carolina.
The first step is a Rita’s Roots Garden Expert coming to your yard.
A Garden Guru comes to your yard, evaluates sun exposure with our Solar Pathfinder, talks through bed materials, irrigation and crop selection, and follows up with a custom estimate — or our sources if you want to DIY.
Cedar beds or Vego beds in standard and custom sizes. Our crew does the build out — lining, leveling and filling with soil — and can add drip irrigation.
You choose the flowers, veggies and herbs; a Garden Guru tends your garden every 2-3 weeks, covers it in case of frost, and delivers the harvest right to your door.
Our plant sales happen throughout the year, with exactly what you should be planting at that time — plus soils, fertilizers and pest management supplies.
My tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and pickles bought from Rita’s Roots are out of control! The ones from the big box store were not so impressive. I’m so happy I purchased my plants from you!
Sheryl C. · ritasroots.com
The best part is that you’re local, know what works here and will share info and answer all questions, no matter how small or trivial.
Lindsay M. · ritasroots.com
My favorite thing is pulling in to the driveway and seeing the activity. The food product is exceptional!
Matt S. · ritasroots.com
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