Todd wrote:

Hi Brooklyn1,

I noticed on the pictures of your garden that it
is surrounded by grass. Mine is surrounded on two
sides and I can't keep the stinkin' grass out
of it. How do you do it?

Real RR ties sunken into the ground all around, weed block cloth, plus
actual work pulling weeds... and one of the best work-saving gardening
tools is a Mantis Tiller.
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