How To Make A Flower Bed On Grass

How to put in a garden bed complete with trees and shrubs.

How to make a flower bed on grass. Tie a string from stake to stake to mark the boundaries or the bed. Landscape fabric is also an option but it usually creates more work in the long run when it tears or when weeds germinate on top of the fabric. A combination of barriers and pre-emergent herbicides with tools for killing unwanted grass in flower beds will give you the best results.

After tilling the bed remove and shake the soil from any remaining clumps of grass. Using the Bow Rake spread the dirt in the flower bed so that its smooth and level. Of course you can also remove the grass before building your raised garden bed.

Your flower bed should look something like this before moving to the next step. Then lift and peel the sod away. Add 1 tablespoon of dish soap and stir until it is completely blended.

Grasses are fairly pest-resistant and many species also do well in drought conditions. Once youve decided where to build a new garden bed mark the plots perimeter with spray paint or a sprinkling of flour. Use either a half-moon edger or a sharp space to cut the sod at the edges of your new planting bed.

You may also wind up inadvertently propagating some weeds like quack grass which can send up new shoots from the small pieces. I show you how I installed mine quickly and easily with great results using some great tips. You can also use a broad-spectrum glyphosate herbicide to kill the grass before digging it up.

Hammer wooden stakes into the ground at the corners of the garden bed. One way to do this is to smother the grass with cardboard or plastic and then pile up the soil in your raised bed to a depth of at least 12 inches 30 centimeters. If you have a tamper use it to compact the soil a bit.