show me yours, so i can build mine - raised hosta beds
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chris-e
14 years agoI have a sort-of raised bed that was built to level the garden out. My yard sloops a lot at that point, so we built the garden higher on the right to make it all the same height.
Picture was taken early summer, Things have already been moved to other places and re-arranged and I know the picture is too small, but you get the idea.
christinefreshair2townsquare
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14 years agook... here are a few different versions...
at the entry to my gardens from the driveway, there are three raised beds along the walk and the "pyramid" off to the side, all made of treated wood... third picture is "stitched" and is somewhat distorted in the process...
On the north side, I built a huge railroad tie complex... you have to use your imagination and "stitch" these four pics together. Note that this bed was empty at the beginning of July... all these plants have been moved from other parts of our gardens...
and to the south, off our large deck, there is a tiered raised bed made of treated timbers... two views...
Janice
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14 years agoWell... this is NOWHERE near a s wonderful as your raised beds. But I was so inspired by your pics and raised bed stories that I went out and bought a small raised bed "kit" from Lowes for a really bad area under 2 river birches where nothing but anemic weeds grow. I dug out 12 inches of dirt and lined the square hole with landscaping cloth. (that took me a whole day lol) This morning I filled the bed with the dirt I took out mixed with Pro Mix and planted it this morning. I also half buried a fiberglass barrel in the same area too. I know its a small imitation of what you all have done but at least its a start ! :-)
idiothe
14 years agojust1morehosta
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14 years agothanks guys! The Lowes raised bed kit comes as 4 flat pieces with metal attachments inside that slide into each other. Super easy to put together. Here is a picture of one side laying on the ground so I can get the dimensions correct for the hole to dig.
Here is the "site inspector" checking to make sure everything is in order lol.
By the way... the kit cost is $69. I thought that was very reasonable so I bought 2. Now I am trying to figure out where to put the second one. I can tell this raised bed and barrel thing is a new obsession taking off for me with leaps and bounds!
talynnp
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14 years agoYes, you certainly are right... the rush is on! This is my first experience with hosta and I hope I am not planting too late. It is still pretty warm here - starts out in the 50's in the morning and warms up to the 80's by mid day. I am officialy zone 6 but we are usually more like zone 7. Occasionally we get socked with a zone 6 winter (like last year). We don't start getting cold weather usually until Nov. Now that I've said that we will get zapped ha ha.
Your cats sound adorable Betty, especially the "crier" lol. My helper is an indoor cat but loves to spend a little time with me outside. (my other cat is afraid of being outside believe it or not) And speaking of holes... here she is a few mintues after I took the picture of her inspecting the soil - that excavated 4 x 4 hole definitely needed some rolling to get the dimensions right!
Susan
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