Raised flower beds add color and texture to landscaping, and they fix drainage problems. You can build raised beds with a variety of materials, including stone, brick and wood. Stone offers a rugged look that complements both formal and casual flower beds. Stone and stone-look products are av...
How to Build a Raised Flower Bed I've recently been working on my garden (again) and thought that a flower bed would be just the perfect addition. There was an amazing spot in my garden but it seem to have clay soil and I didn't really want toamendit. So my other solution, a r...
Raised ponds can be built at any time of the year, and do not require digging to begin preparation. Built to prevent animals from falling in.
Take a 2x2 stake and place it at the middle point of one of the garden bed frame's outside walls. Dig or pound it into the ground, so the top of the stake is level with the top of the side rails. Fasten the stake to the raised bed side rails with deck screws. Repeat with eac...
The beds need to be wide enough to allow roots to spread. How wide depends on the eventual size of the plant. If you want a bigger plant, give its roots more room to grow. For vegetables and flowers, raised beds provide well-aerated soil. To make a raised bed, build a box at ...
As well as making flower beds look untidy, weeds compete with plants for water and nutrients, and in some cases can even smother plants, blocking out sunlight. They also tend to spread quickly and can completely take over a flower bed if not prevented, so it’s important to control weeds...
Now that the vegetable garden is in decent shape, I am concentrating on adding more compost to the flower beds around the porch. The soil there is more clay backfill, generously littered with rocks. I think it will take me longer to improve this soil. I have one thick l...
Everyone with a lawn knows the only way to ensure it stays pristine year-round is taking care of it. Frequent care and maintenance are two key factors in ensuring you have a pristine lawn that your neighbors will fawn all over. Here is our how-to guide to edging a flower bed and more...
Before doing any sort of digging or planting, the first and most important step in how to build a flower bed is to survey the space where you will grow your garden. Don’t rush this step. Take several days to really look at and assess the land. Study the sunlight patterns, check the...
Wooden Terrace Flower Bed - Or: How to Build a Flower Railing: We have moved into a house where we have a nice terrace. But as you can see from the picture, it had a downside. There were no railings between the terrace and the garden, so someone could tr