How To Design A Garden Bed
Include your home driveway walkways patio porch deck and any other permanent features.
How to design a garden bed. Draw the existing landscape features on the graph paper to scale if possible. A short bed doesn t need to be as deep a 3 foot by 8 foot bed will look right at home. To get your edges straight for a square or rectangular vegetable plot stretch a string between sticks and mark the line with a trickle of ground white limestone which is available at garden centers.
A 12 foot by 100 foot bed will look proportional. Most home gardens are more likely to have beds that fall between 5 and 50 feet long. Creating the best design for the space will protect your investment and enhance your home s exterior décor.
Consider your garden bed an investment of both your time and money. By building up the beds at their lowest sections like these stone raised beds you can create the illusion of a level garden.