Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Projects Summer 2013, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
OK! Ric--this will be the start of me trying to do the corner bed...
Phase #1--if you will....

I am hoping for your expertise and guidance on this. I DO NOT
want idle compliments--or how good i am doing..please....
I want constructive suggestions--positive or negative--and alternate ideas.
I am NOT a builder--but in my "pea brain" I am hoping I have it
figured out....where I may be wrong is on the "structural" end of it...
I do not want to have to re-arrange all the rocks if something fails...

SO! I started this afternoon. Nice cool day--why not?

Ohase #1--I bought a 4' green edging of strong plastic. It has the scalloped bottom
with the sharp points and a small lip. I wanted to put this down to,
sort of, contain the soil or gravel. Decided on gravel--bought a bag at HD.

I needed something to raise the base level a bit as the "wall of soil"
at the bed's exposed back-side is too high (it was as high as the RR tie)
for the big edging rocks to sit, properly, above the soil level.

1--Here is the edging in place and one bag of rocks layered over
the base and on top of the green edging.
On this gravel, I will position the big rocks in a logical pattern .
What do you think of this as step #1.?

At this point--everything can still be changed. Your opinion, please....

Pic #2--Close-up of the green edging. Should the rocks sit further back
from the edge of the edging?
One reason I wanted some kind of an edging is for my mower wheel
to not go bouncing off of the rocks. I know a 3/4" edging is not much--
but it may be enough--especially if I keep any grass away from the bed.
Will definitely work on that...

Pic #3--Bought 5 of these fancy edging rocks...was going to
dig them in and then set your big rocks on top of it. NADA!
Not using them...I have another small edge of a bed they will be
perfect for in the back yard. These were $2.17 each...NOT cheap....

OK. This is it so far. I await your reply....Thanks, Gita