We thought this would be a 2 day weekend project. We were wrong! This is the third weekend working on building some raised beds.
Here's what the South side of our house looked like a few weeks ago.
By the second weekend, the boxes were complete.
This weekend, you really can't see much of a difference, but because we are on a hill, drains had to be installed in each box and one that followed along the side of the house. Mr. Fantastic also put some tubing down for irrigation. You can see the drains sticking out of the side of the boxes.
We were finally able to start filling the boxes with dirt. A thousand pounds only filled the bottom box(about 12") and 1/2 of the dirt needed for the second box.
As always, my cat Buddy is checking things out.
Today, I prepared some dirt in trays so that I can start some seeds in them.
Even though we had gorgeous weather today, the chance for a last frost isn't until mid April. It's so much easier to move the trays in the event of a frost then if they were growing outdoor.
I hope you enjoyed your weekend and did something fun!
Pam
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What a job Pam! Looks awesome though..really great!
I am so impressed Pam. You met the challenge and did a wonderful job. Our yard slopes too. Not easy when landscaping. I can't imagine building raised beds.
That is quite a project you are undertaking! It looks great already! Love your backyard. I can't get over how green your grass is!!
Jane
Great job, Pam...and a lot of hard work! I wish you the best on starting a wonderful garden!
XO,
Jane
You're making such great progress! Looking good!! It's going to be such a perfect place for your garden.
Pam
Pam your hard work paid off,it looks great already! Can't wait to see it all done. Martina
What a lot of work! I can just imagine how gorgeous they will be filled with plants and spring flowers!
Wow, y'all have been working hard. That is going to look great. Projects have a funny way of taking longer than we think.
Hi Pam...
It is very effort full project and I am sure the sweet fruit of your hard work blooms soon
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Farah
I'm so happy that I found this post! Your raised beds look great! You have done exactly what we hope to do! We live in a very similar environment...a slope in the forest. Your yard is amazing!!!
Great blog!
Deb
Wow, it looks wonderful!!! What a difference.
I have a concern about your brick walls. I am concerned about the brick and dirt against the walls creating moisture against the brick. You can resolve that by either putting piece of exteral plywood on the sides of each bed facing the wall or you can move the dirt and put black tar paper against the brick wall then the dirt. The plywood would be the best.
What a project! It is looking wonderful though and I can just picture it all filled in with flowers and such. Your entire yard is just gorgeous really! :-)
Vanessa
Thanks for the comments everyone! @ Linda; We kept the dirt level the first 12 "at the top of each box the same level it was before. We also have a drainage pipe along the side of the house and a drainage tray(holds more than the pipe) in each box at the bottom, draining away from the house. there is a 4" thick concrete wall behind the brick which make up the basement walls. If there is any moisture, we should see it inside the basement since that part is unfinished. The black tar paper is a good idea, though!
Don't the utility people need to access the meters on the side of your house each month? I'm curious, because I could never plant anything that blocked utility meters at my house.
Jackie, Our utilities are read at the curb wirelessly, but we will leave a foot or so along the house in the top 2 boxes in case we need access to the electric panel. When the large shrubs were there, we kept it trimmed back about 18". All good things to think about!
Your hubby has really done a great job. I know it must be a lot of work but the reaping will be soooo worth it.
Landscaping takes SO much work! Well done though!
-Polly
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Great job!! Raised beds are such an excellent way to garden and they always looks nice. I'd love to see what they look like once they're planted!
It is going to look really good when you get it finished. Since we are in a new house (again) we have to start from scratch and I am not much motivated. That's not good! lol!
It's going to be really nice when y'all finish. Landscaping always takes more time than I anticipate!
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