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Article: HELPING BEAUTY FLOWER ALONG THE ROAD N.C. PROGRAM DRAWS PLENTY OF CAMERAS AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 20, 1996
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Byline: JEFF HAMPTON, CORRESPONDENT
Paul Curtis of Elizabeth City was driving north of town on U.S. 17 when a roadside scene brought him to an abrupt halt.
He grabbed his camera while his wife, Deborah, got the video recorder. Their four children quickly exited the car.
Before them were three acres of red and yellow wildflowers, the colors glowing in the bright morning sun. All six waded into the swath of flora, 50 feet wide and hundreds long.
``It just hit us,'' Curtis said. ``This is so beautiful. Who can resist?''
The wildflowers did not grow there naturally. They are the most popular and visible work of the North Carolina ...