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Gardening tip: the first bag of soil, mix it with the dirt beneath where you removed the grass. Do this by turning the bagged soil with the ground, turn shovel-fulls over a few times throughout the entire bed bottom. This loosens the soil and gives it a nice transition area for the plant roots. It just makes it easier for the plants to be healthy.

I have done years of landscaping and have a few tips to make a nicer bed. The paver edging isnt used all that often though my company uses them and customers love it though we do it very differently. The bricks used were fine, though we usually use tumbled ones instead though that is up to personal preference. Instead of the base of chat and sand it is much easier to put down a layer of concrete/mortar mix. We just dig down the edge enough for an inch of concrete though it doesnt need to be anywhere near level at the bottom, just the top. To level it, one of the bricks can be used if nothing else, and they just need to be set on top and they will stick. In the video the top of the brick is level with the ground which is a big no-no, grass will grow over the edge and it wont look clean, you want the front edge slightly higher. Also instead of laying the bricks level we either tip them forward about 1-2 inches higher in the back than the front. Or we do “two-layer” edging, where we have a level brick with a vertical brick behind. A few more things on the edging, most of the time we use a mix of the rectangles and squares, 6x9 and 6x6, we do a random pattern though never more than 2 rectangles in a row or 3 squares in a row, if it is 2 layered then we make sure that they DONT line up. Also commonly looks much better to have a curve, in this case i would have it come out by the planters and recede between them, not much of a curve is needed but it looks nicer and you wont have to worry about the pavers being exactly straight, the gaps make it look nice with the curve so no brick need to be cut, though that is a sharp curve so using like 3 or 4 squares for it would make the gaps much smaller. The stepping stones can look nice in a bed like this but they need absolutely no base at all, they wont move unless they soil has been moved around and even if it has then it should settle evenly, if not then just put some rock under one side or the other. Another big no-no is the fabric, please never use that stuff, weeds will grow right through it. When doing mulch, nothing is needed just mulch every year or two and it will keep the weeds down if you do the proper amount, with rock please use just straight plastic, they sell it in rolls just like fabric except there are no holes for the weeds to grow through, dont worry about water, i have done large beds and we just cut an X shape around plants and stick them through and they get plenty of water and no pooling. Also didnt need to do all the work of lowering the bed and removing the dirt, cut down the front for a nice slope and throw it to the back the bed being kind of raised looks really nice and keeps water away from the house. I also do not agree that the cart is better, I can unload more than 10 yards of mulch in about an hour with a normal wheelbarrow in a average yard walking from the street to various parts of the house. Heavier things like rock can also be done, just get the right wheelbarrow, large capacity, long handles, and a nose so that when you tip forwards it will rest on that while dumping rather than moving while trying to lift. Can easily load 40 pavers into a wheelbarrow and take it around and let them slide out the front without hitting and cracking. I noticed other people say that when using a chisel on the bricks to make a mark all the way around, this is correct and makes a clean edge, but the middle will be textured which is nice if you are cutting a corner for a wall to make it match. Just lightly tap the chisel a few times all the way around, then pick a spot and hit it hard, if it does not break then you didnt hit it hard enough.

“Where my clouds at?” I felt that.

Musn't rain on the young mans parade ! His enthusiasm and sunny disposition are worth the price of admission - reminds me of Bob Villa and This Old House when he first started his programs. Just gotta love these people!

This came at the perfect time. I was planning on upgrading my front lawn planter gardens from the previous owners. Got tons of inspiration!

This is great. I'm adding some pavers to a ugly dirt patch in the corner of my backyard. I'm in the middle of digging and feeling like I started a mistake but this video made me feel like I can still do this. I also liked how you showed your mistakes and what you learned from them. Thanks for this video!

Fantastic work, Brad! Really well done! 😃 About planting vegetables, the fundamental tip is to always identify what you planted where. You can create some wooden signposts or something like that to make things easier. 😊 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Very well done!!! This is exactly what we've been looking to do. This project was on point! TY both for sharing your life together and what appears to be fun doing so.

You’re going to love mowing around that tree. That’s something I would (ok... I have 🤦🏼‍♀️😬) done only to turn right around and expand the flower bed to make it a million times easier and not have to mow around the tree... good luck!!

Thank you so much for the beautiful yard builds and garden work! I’m needing to build my cedar garden bed, it’s been hard because I’m not sure how I want to go about my garden 🤦🏻‍♀️ This pushes me to want to find out ;) 👍🏼

angle grinder + cold chisel works too.. score all the way around then a couple taps with the chisel and it'll sheer off much cleaner

Looks fantastic! The design is simple, but clean and I love it. Actually best tip - the WD-40 for tools. I'm a newbie on taking care of my own yard/house, so I appreciate the tip on increasing the life of my tools.

When splitting the pavers do it on a bag of sand, it makes a big difference in getting a clean cut with a cold chisel. The whole area looks so much better!

Great improvement, Brad! Love seeing your home improvement content. Similar to your idea of using mastic to tie the bricks together, I've been thinking about using quick setting concrete to tie my brick edging together in my flower bed. Lay down a shallow base of concrete (maybe 2 inches), right on the dirt, place the bricks on top, fill the gaps and then simply water. My only worry is if it doesn't work, I'll have concrete chunks to deal with! lol

Excellent and beautiful job!!!

I can appreciate how much hard work this was. 15:00 Finally getting to pour that river rock had to be very satisfying!!! Looks great. Well done.

I've seen seasoned brick-layers cut bricks with their trowels like they were diamond-bladed wet saws... skills... Nice work on the garden

Owned a landscaping company for a while. If you wanna be quick and make the most money. Use a weed eater instead of a shovel to remove the grass to expose the soil faster then you can create your trench with your moon, spades or shovel then do what ya do with the of course materials for stability your paver base, Stone dust or sand and paver stone itself.

Terrific work Brad but I am so glad that it was you doing it rather than me! LOL 😉😉😂😂

Love my Gorilla Cart. Easily one of the best lawn and garden purchases I've ever made. Solid as a rock, and so easy to use and dump. 😁

That drain pipe is going to wash out your edging since it’s connected to a down spout. Get rid of the drain pipe and get a rain barrel for the plants.

Every landscape project begins with a shovel. And there's shoveling in the middle part too. Typically ends with a shovel as well. Basically...if you are working in the yard...get a good shovel.

This came out great! If you have an angle grinder you can get a Dimond cutoff wheel and use that to cut the pavers.

Fantastic job, looks great! A suggestion for anyone contemplating a similar project in your yard, mow the area around as low as you can get and consider a sod cutter if you have a good sized area like this that you are doing. It will do a great job and if the grass you are removing is in good shape you might be able to use it in another area in the yard.

Thanks so much for taking the time to show the step by step process as well as your mistakes and suggestions for improvement. I really appreciate that you listed all of the items that you used as well.

Nice transformation! We are going to orient our pavers the same way and wasn’t sure how well the polymeric sand bond would hold, so that’s good to know. I am curious why you didn’t let your gutter downspout go to daylight though.

All these seasoned gardeners giving their best input & review! Anymore, i am a proponent of laying down cardboard, & even bags of dirt unopened work, on top of the grass, rather than digging it out!

Depending on how fast you want to do the whole job, water does a spectacular job of helping both level and tamp down the materials involved. I makes the particles shift more readily under the tamper, and then they pack better as well. Chances are, you'll want to wait a day before proceeding further, which is nontrivial, but it's worth considering. The pack job for your underlayment will be much much better, and far less likely to shift under the weight of the pavers, etc.

On breaking the brick with the cold chisel, I’ve found that scoring along the side helps guide the break.

fell into this video and absolutely loved it.....never EVER listened to the sponsor on any youtube video in 10 years...... and this one....went out and bought WD40 in the spray.

That looks really good. That edging will probably be fine but if you're only running a single line of pavers you should set them in concrete to help lock them together

Love these type of videos, just did something similar to our yard so I feel your back pain after this.

Suggestion, if you are placing Tomatoes or cucumbers don’t wait to put in cages or trusses. For cucumbers. Use lattice and when you find a cucumber. Place in through an opening in lattice, that way it’s easier to pick later.

I'm a big fan of the 4-wheel dump carts. I have one with a "convertible" handle with two positions. In the first, you have a nice ring for pulling by hand. The other position allows you to connect it to a riding lawn-mower and pull it that way. (The later position is great for heavy loads...)

That is a huge difference in just a couple of weeks. Great job.

Nice job Brad as usual. I probably would have used some construction adhesive connecting those bricks. I'm always concerned about them moving from being stepped on or the lawn mower. I guess you could have used hydrostatic cement too, but I think the trades usually use the adhesive.

Nice job! Looks great! I would've left the weed barrier fabric beneath the vegetable beds to help with moisture retention (and somewhat to prevent weeds from popping up from beneath...but that doesn't really happen once you're down to the dirt below). Otherwise, great content! Keep it up!

I had a deck like yours at my old house. I called it the Damn Deck! It required annual staining and power washing to look good. When you’re ready to do another staining project you should investigate metal spindles in stead of 2x2s. It will help A LOT to speed up the project.

Did a couple long paver paths like this on the sides of my house, then learned this is kind of how you can do small retaining walls as well. The digging, moving and tampering of gravel never ends...

Omg THANK YOU so much for this video! I’m attempting this and boy do I have my work cut out for me! Thanks for all the links and for the WD40 tip. I didn’t know I could use it on my tools! On my way to Home Depot! Yay!

This video is exactly what I needed. Lol with your hammer and chisel. You have to score the paver on all sides multiple times to get a clean cut. I learned that on another KZfaq channel. It worked 😊 even on an angled cut.

Nice work! impressive results! Thanks for the video and the tips!

Turned out great Brad! All that digging made MY back sore.

That's a big improvement! Looks really great.

Looks Great 👍

The editing here is fun. Almost forgot I’m here for lawn advice.

Excellent work as always, Brad!

That’s awesome sir. I’ll be doing my back yard soon. This video helped me a lot. Thank u

A labor of love that money can't buy.

Looks very nice! I think I can follow your directions pretty well and get similar results. Thanks for the idea.

I've got one of those Gorilla carts, mine has a tipping mechanism and it's been an amazing purchase. Highly recommend for any homeowner doing mulch/beds/etc.

Great job! Your video gave me a few ideas for my own up coming projects! Thanks for sharing!

it was right around the 10 minute mark I realized I'm in way over my head😂

This is beautiful ❤️ you did such a great job. "Where my clouds at?" 🤣 That pebble looks awesome.

Good one, you can add a little cement to the sand under the pavers to help hold them in place (10 or 12 : 1 but still dry).

Super helpful! And in a way that makes a very beginner landscaper/gardener like me feel a bit more confident in undertaking similar projects. Im very curious, overall how much time did this take you? And how much did you end up spending? Living in the suburbs and working nearly all week makes it difficult to see more of my dream projects through, esp with time and money, but Im determined to see it through this year! Or at least to start. Thanks for the video!

I was very impressed. Your space looks WAAAY better. Then I realised your style used to s of high quality ingredients. I would be pounding wet soil when you were laying crush. I like doing my stuff BUTyour way looks so much better. Greg

3:16 - Just mark 5 inches on the trenching shovel using some tape instead of using the wooden stick 👍🏻 Perfect depth every time!

You must be an engineer! You can just backfill with the dirt along the grass. You don't need the polymeric sand. The rocks behind the brick will hold them against the grass. But your project looks really good. Thank you for sharing! You made this process easy to follow.

You did a great job with the flower beds. I'm planning to do one soon. Thank you for the wd40 tip, I've been throwing my small tools away once they get rusty. I know, what a waste.

Amazing job and very neatly done ✅

I have had my gorilla cart for nearly 5 years and it can take a beating. I have used it for sand, compost, rock, bag concrete, stone, and rubble concrete. I highly recommend them.

Great job incorporating your sponsor, I actually watched the advert with interest.

You believe the weed control fabric will keep the weeds from coming up, bless your heart.

that's beautiful. pointers for veggie garden? you need more space. lol. i hate to say that after you did all that work, but you could always expand out into the yard. maybe a long bed that runs the width of that area. it would be pretty to make an island that matches this space. border it with a couple inches of that rock and then the brick. then those little beds can become spice gardens. you could get pretty containers to place around the already made area for other veggies. gardens can look pretty and polished.

damn man, that's an amazing job. Could you perhaps throw in some cost analysis to help the viewers determine what that particular project ran in price since it's home depot materials. Could also make a note that prices could be high bc of shortages so depending on when anyone does this, it might be cheaper if prices go down. Overall, great job. Now get that cold one and pop a top or two.

"This is the way". . . Nice job!

In the middle of making something like this, only using your video. Thank you !

What an AMAZIng job!!! You worked so hard! I know because, I do my own landscaping and it is hard work, but you LOVE it.

Brad, Brad, Brad!! I can't believe as a Southern Boy you called your Crepe Myrtle just a "tree"!!!😂👍 Sorry couldn't resist, it's the landscaper in me. Project came out nice Bud. Hoping all is well Bud, Dirty Jersey out!!

Your lightheartedness and humor along with excellent content =subbed. 👍

Amazing Job!!!

I like your use of marigolds. Great for veggies and blends garden in a front yard setting. 👍

Beautiful work, my friend. Good luck with the planting

Always a good day to find a FTBT video in my cue! Rock on Brad.

Excelente video, saludos desde Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina .

Fantastic job mate,well presented, given me a few ideas,many thanks...👍👍👍

Great looking job...as always! 👍

How long did it take you to do this? Last spring, my husband and I tackled a similar project but built a ~2' tall brick wall around the garden (600 sqft)... It felt like it was going to be a much quicker project than it was. Ultimately it took us about 6 weeks of near constant work to complete. We didn't have many fancy tools, but we were able to cut the corner bricks with a masonry blade on our circular saw and that worked well. Everything else was just grunt work (including hauling 13 cu yds of topsoil to and from the garden area wheelbarrow-by-wheelbarrow 😅)

Thanks for sharing. This was a great video! Not thing I will say is I will never put rocks in my yard again. Weeds grow in them no matter what you do as debris builds on top. Then you either have to spray poison or pull by hand. Neither is a great alternative. But when it’s new it looks great and it’s cheaper.

That looks real nice. Great instructional video. Thanks.

Man you did a great job!!!!!!!!! Looks really nice and functional

My back hurts watching you dig!

You’re so funny 😂 I love the exhale and ow 🤕 the grass gave 🤣🤣

One challenge I've had with projects like this is: what to do with all the excess dirt afterwards? This isn't a big deal for smaller projects, but when you end up with several cubic feet of dirt to dispose of, it's a problem.

5:49 Get busy living, or get busy digging. 🤣 Sweet upgrade to your yard!

This video is killer!!! lot of work but worth it!

Nice video. Easy to follow and enough detail for a beginner.

I use WD-40 for cleaning plastics. I cleaned off my aunts old core 2 duo Dell PC and my keyboard and mouse. Just wipe it on and then wipe it off with a microfiber. It make plastic look brand new.

Looks good. Thanks for the video!

Looks really good. great work and the tips about the Wd 40

Nice Job!!! Question: Cheapo Here...Why Do You Need Sand Laid Down Before Lying Down The Pavers? Isn't A Grass Tarp Enough? Did You Use Cement Glue -Too? TFS!!! 😍🙂

Another great video. Thank you!!

Last video was awesome 👏 this is amazing 🤩 👍

Well done looks much better. Working on same idea behind garage. This year

LOVE WD40... and your project. I use WD40 to prep my outdoor furniture before putting it away for the winter.

"Do it wrong, do it long." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I laughed so loud at this!

Beautiful good job. Love it

THE PH scale very important for vegetables and plant as it allows nitrogen to be absorbed the soil will need clover (red white) every 3/4 harvest