“Earth Beds” are what will really distinguish your garden from your Granny’s. In making them, you are flying in the face of many years of yard silliness, which became codified as “normal” some time in the last century. Earth Beds are areas where many trees, shrubs, and other plants snuggle right up to each other, similar to a forested or semi-forested area. Look carefully at the edges of a forested area - you’ll see trees, shrubs, grasses, all sorts of things growing right on top of each other. That is what we will create in our earth beds, a variety of growing things, with different heights and green plants to cover the ground, rather than the ubiquitous wood mulch. This is common throughout Europe, except perhaps in their inner cities.
Making Earth Beds
Making Earth Beds
Making Earth Beds
“Earth Beds” are what will really distinguish your garden from your Granny’s. In making them, you are flying in the face of many years of yard silliness, which became codified as “normal” some time in the last century. Earth Beds are areas where many trees, shrubs, and other plants snuggle right up to each other, similar to a forested or semi-forested area. Look carefully at the edges of a forested area - you’ll see trees, shrubs, grasses, all sorts of things growing right on top of each other. That is what we will create in our earth beds, a variety of growing things, with different heights and green plants to cover the ground, rather than the ubiquitous wood mulch. This is common throughout Europe, except perhaps in their inner cities.