In Praise of Friends and Drills

Thanks to my good friend, Maria, my family, and all three of the power drills in our home, the Lindisfarne Valley Garden is now outfitted with NINE raised planting beds! My arms are a little sore (especially my drilling arm), and I am thrilled. I built one of the raised beds from recycled brick pavers (left over from a neighbor’s patio project), and we built the other eight using Trex engineered lumber. Now, here’s the marvelous part: I conferred with the Deva of my garden about what lumber to use and where to purchase the lumber. When I called the Deva-preferred lumberyard on Saturday morning, I joyfully discovered that Trex (the Deva-preferred lumber) was on sale at 50% off. Thank you, nature! I packed up my family and we hustled over to buy that 50%-off Trex. Thankfully, the lumberyard guys cut it into the three-foot and four-foot lengths I needed. Phew. The beds are gorgeous and awaiting soil and plantings. Up next is conferring with the Deva of Soil on how to fill those beautiful beds. Time to rest my drills and get some compost underneath my fingernails, I believe.

(P.S. Thank you, Maria…)