The frames themselves are fairly simple. Just regular lumber screwed together. DO NOT USE TREATED LUMBER – the chemicals will leach into the soil and contaminate the plants. The wood is sitting on TOP of the ground, so it should hold up for a long time. The fencing posts ARE treated (we couldn’t find non treated ones), but they are 0n the OUTSIDE of the framing (and aren’t sunk into the ground) so leaching shouldn’t be a problem.

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So that’s what I’m going to do. 1) Our own garden. 2) Gardens in Winston Salem. 3) Gardens that can be reached in a day trip from WS. 4) Local shops, stores, greenhouses, etc. 5) WS garden clubs. 6) And of course, plants. 7) and just to cover my backside – anything else I happen to have an interest in at the moment.

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My mother died.  As you remember, I had stopped writing when we she was diagnosed with cancer.  She lived about 5 hours from us, and my work usually allowed only one day off at a time (Sunday and one other day), so we knew that we were going to be spending a lot of time [...]

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