Raised Garden Bed

Materials:

stacking cottage stones (Brick or cinderblock also work well.)
planting compost
rebar (a long, flexible steel pole; available at home-improvement centers)

Steps:

1. Stacking cottage stones can be found at most home centers and are very easy to work with because of their rounded outer edge. Create a single layer perimeter no wider than four feet across (so you can reach all parts of the bed), then add a second layer. There is no need to cultivate the ground--just place the stones directly on grass (figure B).

2. Fill the bed with planting compost. Make sure the compost falls in a slight dome-like effect to aid drainage.