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CityViewNC.com | 27 Lax refreshed much of her gardening know-how through educational videos, but she also figures she came by her gardening prowess naturally, having come from a long line of people who knew how to work the land. Her maternal grandfather and his mother were farmers in South Carolina, and though she grew up in Colorado, she remembers summers spent with her cousins eating freshly picked cucumbers, sliced and sprinkled with sugar. Sugar? Cucumbers? "I don't know where we got that idea," she said. "But we loved it." Lax started her garden consulting business as an offshoot of her appreciation for sustainability and being able to face any potential food shortages head on. e way her business works is that she assesses a potential client's space, locates the best spot for a garden and designs a three- dimensional plan. New science/STEM wing and junior high classrooms Non-denominational Selective enrollment Great athletic, performing and fine arts programs Pre K through 12th grade 422 Ireland Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 www.fayettevillechristian.com (910) 483-3905 Voted Best Private School 10 years and counting! 1843 Quiet Cove, Fayetteville, NC 28304 (910) 483-8080 | www.villageinternalmed.com e Legacy Continues V I L L A G E I N T E R N A L M E D I C I N E VIM Sathy Viswanath, MD Wikrom Chaiwatcharayut, MD Toni D. Meeks, MD K.B. Nicky Lo DNP, FNP-C A Tradition of Caring Since 1993 Lax can work within the confines of anyone's space, whether in a large yard in a row garden, in raised beds or in containers ideal for backyard decks. Once approved, she sets to work. She can work within the confines of anyone's space, whether in a large yard in a row garden, in raised beds or in containers ideal for backyard decks. "I think everyone should have a garden," she said. "No one should give up on their garden. What they're lacking is knowledge, and I'm here to provide it." Vegetables are her focus, but she adds carefully selected flowers designed to ward off bugs naturally or to attract butterflies and bees. Herbs, too, are beneficial. "Cinnamon basil plants are amazing," she said. "I always plant them next to tomatoes. And I always plant marigolds in the spring." e basics, Lax said, are most important. Start with good soil, she advises, then adjust the right amounts of sun and water. She suggests that beginning gardeners start with seedlings rather than seeds. Among the easiest crops with which to begin are beans, beets, chard, lettuce and squash.

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