Gardening 101 (now with photo)
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I have this plot, 10’ x 5’, between the garage and walkway that is mostly cleared to become, I think, mostly an herb garden. (The green patch next to it is English ivy.) There’s old rosemary and oregano in there that I want to dig up and start fresh with a new design. It gets lots of sun.
The problem with it is, it’s not level. It slopes down toward the sidewalk and I’ve once fallen backwards tending the area. Would it be hard to put in a border and add soil to level it? I have no idea how hard or expensive that would be. The stones were a loose, makeshift barrier that was never very effective.
And then there’s deciding what to plant in what arrangement, but that would be the fun part.
Any ideas welcome! Picture to come if I figure out how to upload.
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I have this plot, 10’ x 5’, between the garage and walkway that is mostly cleared to become, I think, mostly an herb garden. (The green patch next to it is English ivy.) There’s old rosemary and oregano in there that I want to dig up and start fresh with a new design. It gets lots of sun.
The problem with it is, it’s not level. It slopes down toward the sidewalk and I’ve once fallen backwards tending the area. Would it be hard to put in a border and add soil to level it? I have no idea how hard or expensive that would be. The stones were a loose, makeshift barrier that was never very effective.
And then there’s deciding what to plant in what arrangement, but that would be the fun part.
Any ideas welcome! Picture to come if I figure out how to upload.)Would it be hard to put in a border and add soil to level it?
Hmm, looking at the photos @andyd uploaded, I’m thinking it would be hard to do something that on your own… maybe @steve-miller has some advice?
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Would it be hard to put in a border and add soil to level it?
Hmm, looking at the photos @andyd uploaded, I’m thinking it would be hard to do something that on your own… maybe @steve-miller has some advice?
@ShiroKuro i see what you mean. There are really two slopes here: the land slopes downward from the house to the street, and from the garage to the walkway.
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I understand, but you can get them in smaller lengths, never lift them otherwise than maneuvering end on end, dig part in, and simply use stakes to support them two - three high.
TBH I've made raised beds out of scrap pallet wood, free.
A hammer and a saw to take usable pieces; an electric screwdriver and some screws.Or buy scaffolding planks(seconds are hald the price of tested) saw and stake them in with 2x1inch.
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