GSHATTERHAND wrote:

And here's that easier way! Never heard of this. The hot weather here and my
old back just may prompt be to use this method. Thank you, Alex.

I can wholeheartedly recommend this method. The only difference here is
that I wait 6 months to a year before planting anything in it. My
flower beds tend to be huge (so far, about 100 ft. long and 20 ft. deep
on average), and I need time to observe the sun/shade conditions, plan
out the shape of the bed, what plants I have that I'd like to repeat,
what new plants I'd like to add, etc.

BTW, the research and planning is half the fun.

Suja