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Biography of Eddie Rhoades BittersweetGardens.Com |
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I am the proprietor of the award winning
BittersweetGardens.Com web site. This site provides garden information
blended with humor plus a "Garden Events" page. I am a Lifetime
Master Gardener in Cobb County, Marietta, GA. I am a native Georgian born
in Augusta before air-conditioning and before Rock & Roll was
invented. (Ask me about walking barefoot down a dirt road to school.) My
interests are Native Plants, Edible Landscaping, a few herbs but mostly
unusual fruits and berries, Oriental Gardening, Vegetables, Water
Features, Train Gardens, Attracting Wildlife, and Yard Art. I have given
presentations at several national conferences in Georgia and Alabama. I
have written and illustrated a children's book, "Kid Stuff", now
in its second printing.
Besides gardening, my hobbies include multimedia art, playing guitar and writing songs. I am a member of several local and national garden-related organizations and write for their publications, most notably the "New South Gardener". I am a member of the Garden Writer's Association of America and have a down-to-earth style of garden writing. My top presentations for symposia are "Personalizing Your Garden with Southern Yard Art" which also shows how yard art can escape the garden and permeate other areas of our lives; "Edible Landscaping" unusual fruits and vegetables in the garden that have landscape and food value - practical plants that have educational value for future generations; "Amending The Soil" - The key to successful gardening covering simple soil amendments, cover crops and composting. Retired and in my new home, I am working on crafts and starting my garden all over again. Eddie Rhoades Email me at eddie@bittersweetgardens.com for my phone number and rates. Eddie Rhoades |