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How wide should a flower bed be?
Posted on 10/28/24 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 10/28/24 at 12:16 pm
Sorry for the very general question but just trying to get an idea.
A rectangular bed across the front of a smaller house about 40 feet long. The wife wants some Loropetalums so I would go with the smaller variety...not a hedge just some bushes. Probably throw a few other things in the mix as well.
A rectangular bed across the front of a smaller house about 40 feet long. The wife wants some Loropetalums so I would go with the smaller variety...not a hedge just some bushes. Probably throw a few other things in the mix as well.
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 12:34 pm to DMAN1968
Wider than most do, and further away from home than most put them.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 12:51 pm to DMAN1968
12”-18” gravel maintenance strip along the house foundation and a typical bed is usually like 3’-5’. A row of shrubs will easily fill out a 3’ bed. If you go 5’ you have the option to add complementary plant materials if you want to break up a hedge row
Posted on 10/28/24 at 1:16 pm to DMAN1968
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12”-18” gravel maintenance strip along the house foundation
Your termite guy will love you for this. Makes it easy for him to see and treat.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 5:26 pm to DMAN1968
Just wide enough to be worked from both sides and fully cover the area without stepping into the flower bed.
Think of it as a raised bed like you'd use for vegetable gardening. The idea is to be able to work and harvest without stepping into the beds.
Think of it as a raised bed like you'd use for vegetable gardening. The idea is to be able to work and harvest without stepping into the beds.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 7:25 pm to Geauxld Finger
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12”-18” gravel maintenance strip along the house foundation and a typical bed is usually like 3’-5’
This is a great rule of thumb. Great for not getting pits from rainwater off the house if no gutters, great for bugs.
Some idiot put a 12' deep bed in this awkward spot at my house, surrounded on 3 sides by the house. It's a bitch to maintain and nothing grows from 3' in. It's an eyesore
Posted on 10/28/24 at 9:06 pm to DMAN1968
Put a weed mat under the rocks. Whay worth it
Posted on 10/28/24 at 10:19 pm to DMAN1968
I just did this and there’s definitly a lack of info on the internet.
I built mine 4’ deep plus a 12” rock barrier. The corners are deeper just to make it flow.
I made the rock barrier deeper in areas I needed to access like hose bibs, etc.
I built mine 4’ deep plus a 12” rock barrier. The corners are deeper just to make it flow.
I made the rock barrier deeper in areas I needed to access like hose bibs, etc.
Posted on 10/29/24 at 3:41 pm to Randall Savauge
I’ve got a construction detail of this I’ll try to dig up.
I put a maintenance strip around all my plantings that are abutting the house slab. Up on a patio slab it isn’t necessary. You can do a 6”-12” strip if you want to for slash pad if you don’t have gutters
I put a maintenance strip around all my plantings that are abutting the house slab. Up on a patio slab it isn’t necessary. You can do a 6”-12” strip if you want to for slash pad if you don’t have gutters
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