| Raised garden beds are a very practical
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| | landscaping each year, as they are
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| addition to your home. They are easy
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| | cheaper an easier to take out and build
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| and cheap to build and maintain, and can
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| | a new, different one. Wood is the best
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| be used for flowers or vegetables. It
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| | material for temporary beds because the
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| is even easy to plant them and weed
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| | wood can easily be taken apart. Also,
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| them. In addition to all of these
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| | the look of the wood can change easily
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| positive qualities, they drain sooner
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| | with the use of non-toxic paint.
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| and warm up faster than regular garden
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| | Temporary beds should also be at least a
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| beds, so you can plant earlier in the
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| | foot deep and narrower than 4 feet also,
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| season. Planting early can give you the
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| | for the same reasons as the permanent
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| chance at having multiple harvests of
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| | beds.
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| vegetables in a season. The raised
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| | Planting your bed is the same whether it
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| garden can be either temporary or
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| | is permanent or temporary. First, you
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| permanent, and can be a great way to
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| | need to prepare the bed by removing
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| enjoy yourself in your yard while adding
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| | rocks, sticks, and debris. Whether you
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| some decoration as well.
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| | build the bed on a patio or on soil, you
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| You should begin by ensuring you have all
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| | need to make sure that there is
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| of the necessary tools an materials
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| | sufficient drainage by having enough
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| needed to build with. The bed can be
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| | pathways for extra moisture to escape.
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| made of rocks, concrete blocks, bricks,
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| | Beds made from bricks or concrete
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| wood (use wood that is resistant against
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| | blocks, for example, can be assembled in
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| rotting, such as cypress). You can also
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| | a staggered manner to allow room for
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| use treated wood, but make sure that it
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| | water to exit the bed. If you are
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| does not have any harmful chemicals in it
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| | building on soil, you should loosen the
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| that will enter the soil and into the
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| | soil with a shovel for proper drainage.
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| plants. If youíre eating the
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| | After proper drainage is assured, you
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| vegetables from a garden made out of
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| | can fill the bed with a mixture of
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| treated wood, you are essentially
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| | compost and topsoil. Then, rake the top
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| ingesting the chemicals yourself. Other
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| | of the bed until it is level and smooth.
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| materials and tools that you will need
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| | You can now start to plant your flowers
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| are sheet plastic, a spading fork,
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| | or vegetables. The tall plants should
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| shovel, iron rake, hammer and nails,
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| | be planted against a fence or a wall on
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| measuring tape, compost, and topsoil.
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| | the northern side of the bed. Once the
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| If the garden bed is planned to be
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| | plants are installed, you just need to
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| permanent, you should use longer lasting
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| | make sure you take proper care of them.
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| materials. Also, if you plan to use the
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| | You may need to water them more often
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| garden bed for flowers instead of
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| | than plants in a regular garden, as
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| vegetables, bricks tend to look very
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| | raised gardens tend to dry out more
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| nice. As far as size goes, the bed
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| | quickly. Finally, add some mulch to
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| should be at least a foot deep, no more
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| | your garden and avoid stepping on the
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| than four feet wide, but can be as long
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| | soil. The soil needs to stay loose for
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| as you like. If the bed is wider than
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| | the water to travel through it.
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| four feet, it can be tough to plant,
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| | Did you know that a landscaped patio area
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| water, or weed the middle or opposite
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| | can add as much as 12.4% to the value of
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| side of the bed.
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| | a property! Once the patio is completed
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| If you choose to make a temporary garden
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| | it's time to look at adding some
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| bed, you can change the design yearly.
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| | landscaping as the next project for your
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| They are good if you want to switch your
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| | patio.
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