Raised Garden Bed

This is an unused corner in our yard that we decided to use as a garden area. We have never grown anything except a few flowering plants in containers.
First, 80...(my husband's nickname, since he feels he does 80% of the work) used the weed eater to cut down the grass.
 Then, we raked the pilings out of the way and sprayed weed killer on the area.
Next, 20....(me) put down weed barrier.

 The final step to prepare this area was to unload the crushed granite. 80 and Lulu did this.

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I (20%) raked the crushed granite until it appeared smooth. 

We purchased water troughs from Tractor Supply. They are a little pricey, but it is a one time expense. 

We did a lot of research on how to create a raised garden bed. There are many different ways as we discovered. We decided to drill holes in the bottom of the troughs, fill with random plastic containers. We drank a lot of water!!! We then purchased a load of live mulch from our local  gravel yard $43.00. It filled the bottom of 2 of our troughs and the front flower beds. 

Most of our projects are done at night and rarely are 100% completed before we jump off into the next idea that pops in 80s head. We both have full time jobs that also keep us from having a good work-life balance.