Build Your Own Garden

You can buy both in bags at a garden center and you can typically save money by buying both in bulk at a local soil yard once the bed is filled rake the soil smooth and moisten it with a gentle spray from the hose.

Build your own garden.

Add in dozens of structures like sheds fences gates and even fountains and fire pits. Use your mouse to drag and drop hundreds of different plants to see how their colors and shapes work together. Pick a spot for your garden bed. First just select a background scene from the pre made templates like the house you see here.

12 of 14 thomas j. The location you choose should help the garden serve its purpose while producing strong healthy plants. A good size for a beginner s vegetable garden is 10x10 feet about the size of a small bedroom. Keep in mind many types of plants such as vegetables.

To help you build your garden the planner walks you through a wizard. How to build a raised garden bed planning your garden location. Then you can drag fences benches and arbors into the scene to customize the look. Fill the bed with a 50 50 mixture of planting soil and compost.

The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall. Take a look around your yard to decide where you want the garden to be. Building the garden bed. Choose a spot for your garden.

Select up to five types of vegetables to grow and plant a few of each type.