Maine, zone 5b/6a.
Last summer/fall, I ripped out my front yard (search for my posts in this sub) removing 6-8" of dirt to put into these raised natural shaped beds.
I then placed rocks and wood chips this spring as well as started seedlings from seed to plant. Not bad progress considering that starting from seed is slower going.
Currently, there's cat mint, butterfly weed, sedum, stonecrop, lavender, lupines, purple coneflower, creeping thyme, creeping phlox, pugster white buddleia, blue fescue, and a couple of others my wife got as seedlings.
I still have more fill in to do for next season, but I like where it's headed.
by RatherNerdy
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Images show the raised natural beds with rocks and young plants. The natural beds are surrounded by gravel paths. Photos are taken in portrait mode with the foreground in focus and the background slightly out of focus. Photos are framed at ground level, rather than from person height or above.
Did you put anything under the gravel? Considering doing something similar in my backyard, but am not sure if the gravel will stay in place / eventually get compacted into the earth.
Do you live in the desert? I would be concerned about waste runoff here and nothing to absorb it.
I love it. Love the contrasting areas.