Make Water Conservation A Habit
Thriving on nine acres in Matthews, Renfrow Farms touts one-and-a-half acres planted with fruits, vegetables, and flowers—all of which are able to grow without being watered. Because city water was too expensive to use “on a farm level,” Farm Manager Pressly Williams says Renfrow didn’t have an affordable water supply until recently. Before that, water conservation techniques were not optional, but necessary.
CHARLOTTE HOME + GARDEN: What did the lack of water access mean for your plants? How did they survive?
PRESSLY WILLIAMS: This past winter, we got an agricultural grant to dig a well. Before that, we only had city water, which was way too expensive to use on a farm level. We would mulch the ground with composted leaves to help retain moisture, but, otherwise, we let nature take its course. When you don’t water young plants at the beginning, it toughens them up. They dig their roots deep down, so not watering them actually makes them healthier in the long run.
CHG: So, the trick is not to water your plants? Doesn’t that seem counterintuitive?
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An Antique Garden
Building a historic garden for a historic home
Make Water Conservation A Habit
Make Water Conservation A Habit
Back-To-School Saviors
Back-to-school excitement can also breed some serious chaos in your home, with extra paperwork, bookbags, uniforms, and more taking over most spaces. Organizing it all in a way that actually makes sense—and is easy to find again—can be dizzying. Here, five local designers share their tips on how to get back-to-school organized.
From Bright Lights To Bold Strokes
Erika Eckerson was a broke TV news anchor with a bare living room wall in her Myrtle Beach apartment when she decided to buy a canvas, acrylic paint, and some brushes.
A Merry Manor
Brittany and Steve Clyne want their guests to feel cozy
Sitting Pretty
Olivia Smith started as an intern at Traditions the summer before her senior year at Olivet Nazarene University, the Illinois school where she studied interior design.
A Glamorous Era
As a member of a religious and ethnic minority in a Southern town, Robert Goldberg, a Jewish man, knew discrimination.
In the Family
Lane Brown designs a home for her parents.
Playing Architect
A homeowner has a modern vision for a traditional home.
City Chicks
When I brought three chicks home last spring, I expected fresh eggs to be the biggest reward. But Mildred, Barbara, and Mamie Lee—a Barred Rock, Columbian Wyandotte, and Easter Egger— have also become beloved family pets, following me around, perching on the porch swing, peering in the window and eating mealworms out of my hands.
