Our 1st projectof the season... We traded yard work with our friends Tish and Tom a couple weekends back. We delivered garden soil and helped them do some yard clean up and they were able to come help us to tackle a project we've been wanting to do for a while...get rid of the unused hot tub that was taking up half our back patio! It was, believe it or not, a very big job. The guys had a hay day with the sawz-all! We loaded the tub pieces into the truck and took them to the dump but we decided to save the above gound shell. It is in great condition. The outside is made from cedar and the inside is plywood reinforced with 2x4 and 4x4 framing. The bottom almost completely open save for some of the necessary structural framing. Over all, it is very heavy and very strong and worth a shot as a raised bed versus trashing it, which is what would have happened if we took it apart. It is already filled with 12 inches of soil from the hot house garden bed that was there last year. We mixed some lava rock gravel for added drainage and the top 24 inches will be fresh garden soil and compost.
I am researching small patio trees...I would love to do a flowering crabapple or maybe japanese maple but might just do flowers and herbs this year until we see how it settles over a season or two. It would be nice to have something that could provide some shade and add interest to the patio area. This area is really great for a raised bed because it offers a garden space that is "easy on your back" that the dogs cannot trample through....
I planted lavender ( started last year from seed ) at each corner and will fill in and cover the ground with cedar bark chips.
What was once desitned for the landfill has found new life! Thats salvage!
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