Raised expectations

Carol gets the best Mother's Day gift of all: raised beds and free labour.

Credit: Carol Pope

Carol gets the best Mother’s Day gift of all: raised beds and free labour


Speaking of Mother’s Day, look at what I’m getting this year! As you might recall, last year I received a “mother load” of lama manure, worth its weight in gold for gardeners. This year, my husband, Cliff, is working on whipping up a new raised bed as his gift to me. He’s also offering to do the grunt work and top it up with soil—all that remains for me to do is pop in my plants of choice…

And what will those be, do you ask? Check my next posts!