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Whether you preparing beds for landscaping around your house, or preparing a bed where you plan on growing landscape plants for profit, this article should simplify the process for you.  I say that because of everything that is written about this subject, some of it is accurate, some of it is just plain wrong, and much of it is much more complicated than it needs to be.

Let’s assume that the area where you are planning your bed is now planted in grass.  How do you get rid of the grass.  Chemicals or no chemicals?  Chemicals are easy, so we’ll look at the chemical method first.

My favorite chemical for killing grass is RoundUp, and used properly it is effective.  Rule number one:  Read the label on the package, and mix the chemical exactly as recommended by the manufacture.  Rule number two:  Assume that every plant that the RoundUp touches is going to die.  It is a non-selective herbicide.

The first thing you need to do is mark out where your planting bed is going to be.  Spend some time on this step.  If you are landscaping around your house, give careful consideration to what is going to be planted in the bed, and then decide how large each plant is going to be when fully mature.  You can keep plants trimmed to a certain size, but be realistic when you make these estimates.  Trust me when I tell you, this is the number one mistake made by Do-it-yourself landscapers.  People are just afraid to make those beds large enough.

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