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Renee: North Carolina, USA

Bio: Renee Garner graduated with an arts degree in fibers and is currently doing what most people with an art degree in Charlotte, NC do; works a 9 to 5 job and dreams of a better, more creative future. When not working, she invests time in her 5 boys: Her husband Charlie, Kitties: The Sneak and Huggie Bear, and Puppies: Wolfgang and Bill Murray. Then, if there is time, she gardens with a fury.

Email: renee.garner@gmail.com

URL: http://nobitingwolfie.blogspot.com

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Events in North Carolina

Are you dying for an excuse to enjoy the wonderful Fall weather in your garden? North Carolina's piedmont has a ton to offer. Write this on your calendar now or forever hold your peace: Winghaven Gardens inspires both the formal gardener and more eccentric types. Their plant sale

Bringing the Fall Indoors

The crisp fall temperatures have arrived. As I began the transition of summer to fall plants in the garden plot, I suddenly grew even more attached to the immature

The Cooper-Hewitt Landscape Design Awards, 2006

The Cooper-Hewitt recently announced their 2006 National Design Awards. Three lucky Landscape Architects were recognized for advancing the fields of urban planning, park, and garden design. I , myself, am a gardener who leans towards ADD styles and eclectic designs, I often find the field of Landscape Design

Danny Seo’s Simply Green Giving

Harper Collins touts him as "the eco-conscious, creative wonder kid," but just what makes Danny Seo an environmental stylist? First and foremost, Danny is actually a

Cooking, Canning, and Putting Up Food

I've been busy canning and putting up food, so the updates here have been fewer than usual. Anyone notice? After all the labor and love I put into growing my babies, I refuse to let them go to waste. So besides taking baskets to friends, neighbors,

You get the bug then the bug gets you

They got me. I knew they would but I didn't want to pay attention to the warnings. I wanted to believe green meant go. I wanted the large, luscious leaves to be a sign of solidarity: me and them. I wanted the

Seeds Gone Wild (Lessons for a Seed Whore)

Get seeds organized and in one place is a process I haven't been able to grasp yet. It is not easy when you collect and trade seeds. I have found seeds in bowls put away in the kitchen, seeds in packets in my drawers drawer,

Fall Gardening What-For

As fall approaches, its time to get the second bed going. This time the focus will be on leafy greens, lettuces, bulby plants like garlic and onions, beets and other tasty roots, cabbages and their cousins, and maybe some beans. There are lots of

Deconstructing the Shed

Several years ago, London's Victoria and Albert Museum hosted The Other Flower Show. Ten renowned artists were invited to transform a museum-provided garden shed into a work of art. The result was an exhibit conceptually based around the method of gardening rather than the garden itself. The

Easy Peasy Birdbath

Now that the veggies are producing quite happily, I have a few weeks of down time before I start the cooler weather veggies. So my attention has turned to the birds. Birds are great to have around, they eat some grubby little insects I
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