Can you imagine having such rich garden gold right in your backyard?When we first moved to our new property, I had no idea of what lurked in behind the old oak trees. More trees, I thought.
Boy, was I wrong! I walked along the winding path, which led me to an astonishing discovery. There, in front of my wide open eyes lay a mound of compost...at least 30 ft. wide, 30 ft. long and approximately 7 ft. high. This must have been a collection of a lifetime within the pile.
I knew immediately that my garden soil would be extraordinary...the best ever!
As Jim outlined my flowerbeds (to my design, of course), then tilled, then loaded on the soil from digging the ponds, he just knew his next task was the compost pile. Yup. He was right.
To complete the process I always order a 5-way garden soil mix, then add in that wonderful compost. It was really quite the ordeal, I mean getting that compost to my flowerbeds. The compost pile is at least 130 ft. from my flowerbeds. So, with wheelbarrows in hand, Jim (and me too at times) managed to move enough compost to leave a pretty big dent in the pile.
It all worked out. I am positive that the added nutritional value was the key to my Flower Carpet Roses growing almost twice the size indicated on the labels. Eeeek...I actually had to give my carpet roses a hard prune prior to the snow falling!
