One reason I like watching your channel is that your yard looks so much like mine here in Southern Utah. For years I have focused on my vegetable garden and now I am working on some flower and shrub beds. I am eager to see what you plant in your new raised bed. I stacked rocks for a raised bed about 15 years ago, though I didn't have flagstone. I just gathered rocks from the yard and the surrounding BLM land. It is about a foot high and has held up pretty well. I need to replant it as weeds have taken over.
See now that's more my style something that lasts a really long time and looks good it doesn't rot you don't have to worry about digging it out and repainting it or none of that it doesn't rust.
It’s beautiful, but a lot of heavy work, not to mention expensive. I just bought a pallet of flagstone for my front yard conversion of lawn to a pollinator/ wildflower meadow cost $1125 for the flagstone alone.
Now THAT'S a bed I can get behind! Nice job! I always love organic shapes. Another option for securing stones together that I use a lot is landscaping adhesive. It is applied with a caulk gun, and it can be pryed apart if you want to make changes down the road.
From the perspective of having built dry-stack retaining alls, this is an excellent how-to video and you did great job. Most people don't have the patience to do the prep work or keep their rows level.
Hi Gardener Scott, I'm a first year gardener with so far 1 big raised stone bed so this video was helpful for future expansion. It's nearing the end of the growing season here and I have a thick layer of wood chip mulch on my bed which has been awesome but I'm wondering how I go about doing fall soil amendment with the mulch layer "in the way" thanks! I appreciate your videos
When I mulch with straw or grass, I turn it into the soil along with compost in fall. But wood chips don't decompose well in the upper soil layers so I rake or push them aside before adding compost. I don't always remove them from the bed but will move all the wood chips to one side while I amend the other and then reverse the process to finish the bed.
@GardenerScott ok that's what I'll do, I really appreciate the reply! I'm trying my hand at composting as well. Your videos have really helped us out as my boys are right into the gardening now as well (mostly eating the beans and cucumbers straight off the plants).
One reason I like watching your channel is that your yard looks so much like mine here in Southern Utah. For years I have focused on my vegetable garden and now I am working on some flower and shrub beds. I am eager to see what you plant in your new raised bed. I stacked rocks for a raised bed about 15 years ago, though I didn't have flagstone. I just gathered rocks from the yard and the surrounding BLM land. It is about a foot high and has held up pretty well. I need to replant it as weeds have taken over.
That is a wonderful looking stone raised bed. Thank You for the idea and instruction.
Gardener Scott for President!
One might say you're off to a rocky start with this one, Mr. Scott, but I'll never take you for granite. May the quartz be with you! 😉
Absolutely love it. Thats a very traditional site all around here, loads of the walls around the fields here are built this way.
See now that's more my style something that lasts a really long time and looks good it doesn't rot you don't have to worry about digging it out and repainting it or none of that it doesn't rust.
It’s beautiful, but a lot of heavy work, not to mention expensive.
I just bought a pallet of flagstone for my front yard conversion of lawn to a pollinator/ wildflower meadow cost $1125 for the flagstone alone.
A great looking bed Scott. exactly how I built my herb bed. Great video mate as always
Now THAT'S a bed I can get behind! Nice job! I always love organic shapes.
Another option for securing stones together that I use a lot is landscaping adhesive. It is applied with a caulk gun, and it can be pryed apart if you want to make changes down the road.
Really nice looking!
i think you are becoming raised beds addicted
From the perspective of having built dry-stack retaining alls, this is an excellent how-to video and you did great job. Most people don't have the patience to do the prep work or keep their rows level.
Awesome! I want get a hold of some stones now :D
Nice bed Scott, it will also give a habitat to wildlife so its a win win
Nice video !!
I did exactly the same thing in my front garden over 20 years ago and planted flowers in it. Only difference was that mine was kidney shaped 😊
Hi Gardener Scott, I'm a first year gardener with so far 1 big raised stone bed so this video was helpful for future expansion. It's nearing the end of the growing season here and I have a thick layer of wood chip mulch on my bed which has been awesome but I'm wondering how I go about doing fall soil amendment with the mulch layer "in the way" thanks! I appreciate your videos
When I mulch with straw or grass, I turn it into the soil along with compost in fall. But wood chips don't decompose well in the upper soil layers so I rake or push them aside before adding compost. I don't always remove them from the bed but will move all the wood chips to one side while I amend the other and then reverse the process to finish the bed.
@GardenerScott ok that's what I'll do, I really appreciate the reply! I'm trying my hand at composting as well. Your videos have really helped us out as my boys are right into the gardening now as well (mostly eating the beans and cucumbers straight off the plants).
What's keeping the sand from washing away over time?
I don't water so much that the soil runs out, but if the sand does wash out it will be replaced by soil in the bed.
Dear Scot, iaam concerned about the weeds , I notice you just filled the bed but did not do anything to the base?
Most plants will be smothered when covered by 8+ inches of soil. I'm not worried about them growing through.
This is great! It looks formal enough that i don't think my HOA would complain about it.