long narrow bed

The first grass I dug out was the long narrow piece by the fence.  I use the same technique on removing all the sod.  I cut a grid with the reciprocating saw and take it out with a spading fork. Then I remove any dirt clinging to the grass sift it, and mix it with perlite, potting soil and some dirt from the farm. I sit on the green chair and do it in the evening.




































It is filling in nicely and really is a spring bed except for daylilies.  I have added all spring bloomers such as hellebores. doronicum, yellow ranunculus, dwarf iris,  alliums, and lots and lots of daffodils.  Next year it should fill In almost solid.






















You can see in this shot how well most of the clematis are scrambling up the fence...some faster than others but all have survived so far.