Want to build some raised flower beds, need some help - please!!

first, check where the sunlight hits- most plants like full sun 6-8 sunlight. then where is the shade? and for how long? are these beds to be in front of house? back yard? what will you be making the beds out of? bendie board? red brick? limestone? cinder block? grab a package of tent stakes and some string. use them to mark out where you think you want the raised beds to be, and what shape. leave them in place long enough to mow the grass twice. by trhe second grass cutting you will know if the placement of the beds is a pia or not. then you can tweek the designs.

Locating raised beds for gardens should be in area of the yard that gets full sun all day. Flower beds can take more shade by adapting the types of plants you use in them. Probably some idea of what flowers you want to plant would help you determine the placement of sunny exposure or shade. The best suggestion is to mark out he beds and then see how it works to mow around them. Tight inside curves and square corners are harder to mow around.

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However and wherever you create your raised beds DO NOT USE TREATED LUMBER it's got arsenic in it which leaches into the soil and is picked up by the plants making the entire area poisoned

Please watch the "Above the Ground" Youtube from Lisa Gage. I grow all my food and all my flowers above the ground here.

Some landscaper at a Library-sponsored class recommended using together the circular metal or plastic piece for basement windows as they are about 3 foot high and last for years. I've not yet tried, but makes sense to me. You can also use wood, but they are heavier if they need moved around. I grew some nice flowers in one made with 2x4s last year as it doesn't require as deep a layer of soil as vegetable plants. As I am 68 I try new things that might make it less difficult. Good luck!