Our friends and proud parents of this baby boy had been wanting to build a backyard garden for some time now. Karen and I decided to start off their Saturday morning with a ‘Surprise Garden’.

Here is a step by step glimpse at the production of this garden. If you’ve ever wanted to build a simple raised bed, but were too overwhelmed to even start it, check out how easy it can be.

Gathering Wood

Measure Twice…

Cut Once

Assembly. It helps to do this step on a nice level surface.

Digging up the sod

Years worth of neighborhood compost

Lay down the bed and fill it in

Mini Herb Spiral

Lay out the plants

Plant them

Water them

And you’re done!!!

We planted some lettuce and carrot seeds in two small rows as well. Their family will be enjoying fresh vegetables (and hopefully watermelon too!) in no time.

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