Build Your Own Garden

How to build a raised garden bed planning your garden location.

Build your own garden.

First just select a background scene from the pre made templates like the house you see here. Select up to five types of vegetables to grow and plant a few of each type. Add in dozens of structures like sheds fences gates and even fountains and fire pits. Building the garden bed.

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. To help you build your garden the planner walks you through a wizard. The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall. Then you can drag fences benches and arbors into the scene to customize the look.

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. 12 of 14 thomas j.

Use your mouse to drag and drop hundreds of different plants to see how their colors and shapes work together. No matter what type of garden you re planting most plants will grow better in rich well drained soil. Fill the bed with a 50 50 mixture of planting soil and compost. Pick a spot for your garden bed.

Plan a garden lets you create design plans for anything from a patio container garden to a welcoming front walk to your whole yard.