BUILD a better bed in 9 simple steps
Sure, you could just go into an area, strip off the sod and start planting a new bed. But maybe your soil isn’t so great, and starting a new garden sounds like a lot of work if you’re not confident of your results. This method doesn’t require much digging, allows you to improve your soil easily and puts garden debris from other parts of your yard to work — and your plants will take off better than ever. It’s simple enough that you could stick your spade in the soil on Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon have the garden above. Or you could do a little in the fall and finish it off in the spring. Sound good? Let’s get started!
1 Mark out your bed Once you know the general area you’d like your new bed to be, don’t even get the shovel out until you’ve called the utility-locating service. In the United States, that’s 811.
