The new and improved Garden

When we bought the house the garden was totally neglected. Mostly weeds and some of the beds full of iris and tulips. Eric did not want to use railroad ties because of the creosote possibly getting into our food. I really wanted to keep them because they were built well and sturdy enough to sit on the side.

After researching our options we decided to dig out all the old dirt (with help from a young man from our church). The bottoms were already lined with chicken wire covered by rocks.

We lined the sides of the bed with a thick pond liner and fill them with all new planting soil/ garden dirt.

Eric dug trenches and put in all new PVC water lines to each of the beds and I put together all the drip lines to the plants. 

Then he put cedar benches all around the tops and I shoveled in two yards of new bark (we still need more) and planted all the beds.

I found a great web site that allowed me to put in the measurements of the garden and beds and the items we wanted to plant. It tells you what to plant where and how much space each plant will take. This was just what I needed as I am new to this gardening thing. You can use their garden planner with a free 30 day trial (that's what I did) HERE.

Now that our garden looks so good I hope I can become a gardener worthy of this garden!

Speaking about gardening, Haley has started mowing the lawn. The first time she did it, it was soooo sloppy she had to re-do it twice. Now she is a pro and does it beautifully without even complaining!