Horticulture Consulting

How I Can Help You as Your Horticulture Consultant

With over a decade of experience and advanced degrees in Horticultural Science and Plant and Soil Systems, I offer tailored solutions to transform your green spaces into thriving, sustainable landscapes. Here’s how my expertise can meet your needs:

• Expert Plant Selection and Care: I leverage my BS and MS degrees to recommend plants perfectly suited to your climate, soil, and aesthetic goals. Drawing from my experience managing ornamental crop production, I provide clients with information assuring their plants thrive, whether for a residential garden or commercial property.
• Ideal Landscape Design and Management: From designing visually appealing layouts to overseeing large-scale projects, I create functional and beautiful outdoor spaces. As Branch Manager at Bayou Tree Service, I coordinated crews to deliver projects efficiently, and I’ll apply the same precision to your landscape vision.
• Effective Pest and Disease Management: A specialized approach to plant health and diagnosis using eco-friendly methods, honed through managing both large and small scale plant facilities and inspecting propagation stock. Your plants will stay healthy and vibrant with my targeted solutions.
• Sustainable Gardening Practices: My research-based programs for community gardens and training in sustainable soil management enable me to design low-maintenance, environmentally friendly landscapes. I’ll help you reduce water and chemical use while maintaining lush greenery.
• Empowering Education and Training: Whether you’re a homeowner, business, or community group, I offer workshops and personalized guidance to boost your gardening skills. My work as a Horticulture Agent, delivering Master Gardener classes and community programs, equips me to educate and inspire.
• Efficient Project Management: With a track record of planning and executing projects on time and within budget at Bayou Tree Service, I ensure seamless delivery of your horticultural goals. My data-driven approach, refined at Magnolia Gardens Nursery, maximizes results without compromising quality.

Let me partner with you to create and maintain a landscape that enhances your property’s beauty, sustainability, and value. Contact me today to discuss your vision and how I can bring it to life!

Landscape Installation

A successful landscape in South Louisiana starts below the surface.

At Rouse’s Horticulture, our installation process is built on plant science—not guesswork. Every project begins with an understanding of your soil, drainage, sunlight, and long-term plant performance.

We install:

• Garden beds and foundation plantings
• Trees and shrubs suited for Louisiana conditions
• Seasonal color and annual rotations
• Native and pollinator-friendly plantings
• Drainage solutions integrated into planting design

Rouse's brings years of hands-on horticultural experience to ensure plants are installed correctly and set up for long-term success. Lee and Brittany work closely with clients to develop layouts that feel natural, balanced, and tailored to the home.

This isn’t “drop and go” landscaping—this is intentional well-thought out installation with the customer's needs in mind.

Garden & Landscape Design

Good design is more than picking plants—it’s about creating a landscape that fits the space, the home, and the way it will be maintained.

Brittany Rouse leads the design side of Rouse’s Horticulture, focusing on layouts that feel intentional, functional, and thoughtful within the South Louisiana environment.

Our design process considers:

• Core design principals and interest
• Plant size at maturity (not just at install)
• Seasonal interest and color balance
• Maintenance requirements
• Drainage and soil conditions
• How the space will actually be used

Designs can be paired with installation services or provided as an addition to our horticulture consultation.

The result is a landscape that not only looks good—but continues to make sense over time.

Landscape Maintenance

Rouse’s Horticulture offers detailed, plant-focused maintenance services designed to keep your landscape healthy, structured, and visually sharp throughout the year.

Our maintenance services include:

• Bed care and seasonal cleanups
• Professional pruning based on plant type and timing
• Fertility and soil improvement programs
• Pest and disease monitoring
• Mulching and seasonal refreshes
• Drainage problem identification
• Long-term soil improvement programs

Unlike standard maintenance crews, we don’t treat every property the same. Each visit is informed by expert horticultural knowledge—understanding how plants grow, respond to stress, and change through the seasons.

Our goal is simple: keep your landscape looking good while making it healthier over time.