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Rich Gambale

Raised Beds

Raised Garden Beds

Elevated gardens are often more productive than beds in the ground because the soil can be easily modified with compost and fertilizer.  It has terrific drainage and less water is required. 

If your soil is poor, compacted, too sandy, or hard clay, creating a raised bed is the best solution. A 50/50 mix of both quality loam and compost is ideal to create pretty flowers and productive vegetable or herb gardens. Soil, moisture, and sunshine are key requirements for success.

By being elevated some animals are deterred, the solution to other potential thieves of your hard work is fencing.

Raised garden bed installation
Raised garden bed installation
Garden Maintenance and Design in Dracut, MA.

Garden Maintenance and Design in Dracut, MA.

This client in Dracut, MA, hired the crew from Greenleaf’s Garden Design for 8 hours.  We edged and revamped their gardens. There was a mix of cottage gardening and plant collectors.  They asked us to first build their pretty new pine raised beds, then the Dingo...

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