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April 2020
Fabulous Flower Bed Creation
During these days of social distancing, many people are beautifying their landscapes by adding flower beds and Victory Gardens. Here’s one story of a determined woman who decided to take on the project by herself.
(Photos and captions by Cathy Poulos)
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Cathy Poulos is a Wilmington Pediatric Physical Therapist by day, an amazing Artist and Floral Designer by night and long-term member of the Cape Fear Garden Club .
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Cathy wanted to make a flower cutting garden in her back yard using the raised bed technique. She called me and together we planned out how much material she would need for the job.
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The soils were put in our “no-mess” supersacks and then loaded on our piggy back forklift truck so that all materials were delivered together.
1 pallet TN Wallstone
1 supersack compost
1 supersack topsoil
Cathy shared her progress and photos with me daily. Here is her story.
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Ordered stone, dirt and compost from Stone Garden. Thanks Nina for your guidance!
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Before long, I realized I was almost in over my head – it was going to take a jillion wheelbarrow loads to fill that 8 x 12 foot plot and line it with stones.
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I was so proud of myself to learn how to drive our lawn tractor and it greatly eased my work in transporting the compost and dirt.
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I did all of the work myself! It was a big job but very satisfying. I took the rest of the stone and lined on either side for a distance.
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The whole garden is seeded with flowers now so I should have a bountiful harvest.
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Please see more about Cathy Poulos here or check out her lovely art work.