Sometime during the week of April 4, i got the bright idea to build a raised garden bed to help with our veggie production. Somewhere in that crazy scheme was also floated the idea of less grass in the backyard to mow. Having inadequate wheels for the job i arranged to borrow my brothers F350 and a barely adequate wheelbarrow. 40 bags of top soil and 20 bags of Pea Gravel later (40lbs per bag * 60 bags = 2400 lbs!), Sarah and I could not believe how sore we were and how much work we had done. We created a raised garden bed that measured 4’ x 10’ using 2×10 with 3 different areas and filled it up with the top soil. Here are some shots of the results of the garden project:
The rock bed is a pretty simple design, a 10’ x 10’ square, that matches the size of our patio. The idea is to give us a little more room to get around without having to pour concrete or build a deck (and there is that advantage of not having to mow!). Here’s some shots of the rock bed project:
