Garden Writer at Plant Addicts
About Angela Ryczkowski
Angela Ryczkowski is a Plant Addicts garden writer, landscaper, and greenhouse grower with nearly 20 years of experience in the horticultural industry.
Based in USDA Zone 5 in Wisconsin, Angela has also studied or grown plants in desert and subtropical environments. Her professional experience includes both retail greenhouses and large-scale production facilities.
Angela currently works in the landscaping industry, installing and caring for plants and garden beds for homes and businesses. She has also been writing about home and garden topics for nearly 15 years.
Her Approach to Gardening
Angela approaches gardening from the perspective of both a grower and a landscaper. Her experience with greenhouse production, pest management, landscape installation, edible gardening, and sustainable agriculture helps her consider how plants perform from propagation and production through long-term use in home landscapes.
She is especially interested in ecologically minded landscapes, including native and wildlife-friendly plantings, bioswales, edible gardens, and creative solutions for difficult sites such as shaded landscapes.
Education and Professional Training
Bachelor of Arts
Urban and Regional Studies
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Forestry & Natural Resources
Coursework in forestry and natural resources management
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Graduate Certificate
Sustainable Agribusiness
DoaneX
Pesticide Applicator Licenses
State pesticide applicator licenses covering nursery, greenhouse, turf, and landscape applications.
Hands-On Horticultural Experience
Angela has nearly 20 years of greenhouse-industry experience spanning both retail garden centers and large-scale plant-production facilities.
She currently works professionally in landscaping, where she installs and maintains garden beds and plants for residential and commercial properties.
Her experience extends beyond Wisconsin. Angela has studied or grown plants in desert and subtropical environments, giving her exposure to very different climates, water requirements, and plant adaptations.
Outside of work, she applies her experience to her own fixer-upper properties, grows food using hydroponic and organic methods, and maintains a collection of bonsai.
Areas of Expertise
Angela's experience spans professional landscaping, greenhouse growing, edible gardening, pest management, wildlife-friendly landscapes, and sustainable horticulture.
Favorite Plants & Landscapes
Angela gravitates toward wildlife-friendly shrubs, fruit- and vegetable-producing plants, herbs, and shade-tolerant perennials.
As a landscaper, she especially enjoys working on cottage gardens, installing bioswales and other ecologically minded landscapes, and finding plants that bring distinctive color or texture to shaded areas.
Featured Gardening Articles
Angela has contributed Plant Addicts guides covering houseplants, tropical plants, and landscape plant care.
Tropical Houseplants
Anthurium Care
Growing conditions and maintenance for anthuriums as indoor plants.
Tree Care
Watering Dogwoods
Watering considerations for establishing and maintaining healthy dogwood trees.