March 2010
Enter Casey Clements
Casey Clements (from just up the
road), picked out some beautiful rocks
which will become part of the new garden beds.
Casey's brother Ryan brought his
bob cat (oh how I'd love one of these),
and went to work preparing the ground before constructing the raised bed.
I prefer not to bring in new soil
if at all possible, but if I wanted to
construct raised beds, they couldn't be magicked out of thin air!
Casey spent ages making sure the rocks were laid to their best advantage
and he was brave enough to ask me to offer an opinion (mad fool!)
Sometimes it was less nerve racking
to watch from inside the house
As the grassed areas were in such
a pathetic condition, it didn't worry me one
little bit to see all the tracks of the machines zooming back and forth
around the garden. I knew Casey and Ryan wouldn't leave it like this.
With the new bed raised in careful
fashion to avoid the eucalypt trunk
I'm itching to get some mulch on before the weeds emerge.
Rocks always look a little startling
before the plantings soften the effects,
but the colour in these local Castella rocks is just stunning, specially after
rain with the sun on them.
Casey and Ryan will hopefully be pleased with what I do to enhance their caring
and diligent work. Always such a bonus to work with craftsmen who take pride
in their work.
Many thanks both of you.
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