Create a NEW MULCH BED from SCRATCH

[@anotherpisces7616]

Thumbs up for "there's some 'hose' in this house" I literally LML 'd

[@Honeydipdani]

I DID TOO😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@natesmom2244]

This is exactly the video i was looking for! I'm planning a garden in my backyard and now i know exactly what to do.

[@blankman6626]

Thanks for the video. I was trying to help my mother with her beds. I showed her this video. She laughed at your 4 inches.

[@gjonesable]

I love the hose in this house!!!😂😂😂😂

[@jim34w3]

Been watching your videos since last year during covid down time. Been keeping the edges around flower beds just like you mentioned and overheard neighbors talking about clean they look and his wife complaining to him to make theirs look like mine. 🤣 Also my grass hasn't look this good ever. Thanks for all the videos, keep 'em coming.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Love that! Good work with the neighbors wife!!!

[@karenbruce6749]

Best video tutorial of all time! Thank you, this is exactly what I needed. I've been so disheartened by my gardens......I work so hard on my yard and it never looks good. I drive by other people's yards and have such edge envy. Now I know what to do. Thank you so much! Wish me luck!!!

[@brandonhyden9454]

I love when my little girl helps in the lawn. Way fun 🤩

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Makes it way more enjoyable!

[@billyd647]

Love the lawn tips and your sense of humour!

[@mamisigordon-allen4178]

It just rained … doing this right now! Thanks

[@aimielin3991]

This video is exactly the tutorial I need! Thank you!

[@cmnights5158]

4:44 its also good for grading, slope rain away from your house to prevent leaks in basement

[@jimmynickels6248]

My man! Just what I needed for my mulching job tomorrow.

[@danyabunsie9596]

That edge is 💯!!!

[@rlatimer1962]

Love your crispy catchphrase brother. Time for me to create a mulch bed. Thank you.

[@iloverobloxstorys123.]

Cute kiddo! This should be a bed of flowers she helps maintain 🌺. 👍 Dad

[@lizard6444]

Just found you. This was a very helpful video because I just bought my 1st house and I plan on doing my own landscaping and your videos are really great! You now have a new subscriber!

[@DaddingAllDay]

I love a nice flower bed.

[@NextLevelLawnCare]

Looks slick, i have so many edges to set coming up soon I'm crying thinking about it.

[@CP-iw6ou]

LOVE LOVE LOVE This Video! You are awesome. I'm in Ohio and weather is giving me the itch! Gonna get started! Thank You Thank You Thank You!

[@patricksquires77]

Great Video! Looks great! If making larger bed and don’t want to scrape off the top sod in the ‘middle of the bed’. You can lay down flattened cardboard boxes covering the sod. The sod will die off and not penetrate. The mulch on top will conceal. The cardboard dissipates in a few years. Fast with high quality results.

[@jamzach4]

Looks awesome brother !! Tight, clean edges and black mulch.....Mmmmmmm, that does sound good.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Love it Scott! So nice!

[@bluesmaster1005]

Thanks for this video, i really appreciate the fact that you show from start to finish how to do this project.

[@BeautyBeatdown]

The "hose" and "4 inches" comments really got me...lmao!

[@linguaphile42]

I would add a few things to this excellent job. 1) Always make the bed as big as you can -- it will look so much better. Narrow beds next to a big house don't make the best impact. 2) Line the bottom of the bed with a few layers of newspaper and water it to keep it in place. It will block weeds as it breaks down over time and won't stick out like landscaping fabric. 3) Build the bed way up before planting -- like 8". That soil will settle and be too low and water might sit there and you don't want the plants sitting in water. Tamp it down, then put your plants in. 4) Then put the mulch in. Would love to have a nice strong guy like you to make new beds for me, that's for sure. You are on the right track and have a beautiful yard 🙂

[@AHasNYC]

@linguaphile42 I'm following your recipe with the newspaper and all. What do you mean by build the bed way up about 8 inches. Am I adding more soil? Or am I creating a larger trench line? I'm sorry for the confusion, I just want to get this right on the first go. Thanks in advance!

[@linguaphile42]

@@AHasNYC Build up the soil that high because it will break down, first when it rains, and then over time. You want it to be high enough so that plants won't sit in water and so that you won't have to add more for a while. Using only compost is not only more expensive, but compost really breaks down fast, so you want topsoil to give you longer lasting height, and then mix compost (like a mushroom compost, or cow manure) with soil to put around any plants that you add. This vlogger gets a wonderful trench line and it is gorgeous, so you can try for that, but the newspaper and then just weeding at the edge are what keep the bed clean for me. When I started gardening years ago, I would dig out 6" of clay in my yard and then fill it in to make a bed, and those beds really lasted over time, but the no-dig/build up method is sooooo much easier. Anyway, good luck to you!

[@AHasNYC]

@@linguaphile42 thank you so much for this, I understand now. I will do as you recommend. Thank you!

[@Egonzales85]

If ya make a shirt that says …”clean and crispy.” I’ll buy it. Excellent work man.

[@ahWorkShop]

Wait so a deep V, and 4" is enough? I've been lied to.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

It’s all a conspiracy

[@AlexanderSchrepfer]

Haha. I was really hoping to find this comment. ;) 5:23

[@hotmessmasta]

This comment is the best 😂

[@gailpatton-whitt2175]

@thelawnwhisper Do you have to water the flowers im just a little confused with them being in the mulch...i will be doing my own landscaping and im wanting some beautiful flowers like this or the kind that are outside of business that look the same year-round...

[@chrisdelarosa5339]

Thanks just starting out in the lawn care business

[@tenderbread2845]

Fantastic video dude! The thumb nail is what caught my attention too!

[@LeSedici]

AT&T tech here, props on calling 811! Just to add: please don't plant sharp/thorny plants in front of these boxes. Pampas, roses, cactus, etc. suck to work around, please plan to maintain/train plants to allow access for many years as they grow. The network interface is one of our primary testing points and separates the service provider's responsibility from the customer's (aka who gets the repair bill).

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

👍 good tips!!!

[@docjones712]

Spectrum tech here. I too approve this message good sir. lol

[@davidangers7909]

Best video yet for creating a new garden bed! Cheers

[@Peachespony444]

I would’ve paid so much to have seen this before I tore up my entire yard and had chaotic results. 😂😂😂😂 this looks so much better than what I am at right now. Great job!!

[@ShermVibes]

You are too funny! Thanks for this amazing idea! ❤ Your daughter did a great job! Kudos!

[@brandonkays7548]

WAP: Water Awesome Plants. Blurt out laughed at the hose 🙌

[@e3erockstar08]

Damn. Pretty good. 👍🏿

[@TopNotchPropertyServiceLLC]

Wow great work I didn’t know to put a slight grade on the base to make it look better. It probably also keeps water away from the house too. Looks 100 times better!

[@michaelblue8942]

One area left around my house I have yet to turn in to a mulch bed. This may have been the motivation I needed. Another great video.

[@natchobiz]

Just found your channel. Just started yard work. And you got me 😆 there's some hose in this house bahaha

[@TimothyBowser]

Great video... And from one videographer to another, I know in post when you heard that lav interference while laying down, you probably said... "c'mon man, I'm gonna post it anyway, lol"

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Haha yup!

[@YouMadeMeLawn]

Love the natural edge! Looks good LW!

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Looking good, my friend! Love the begonias in the front.

[@bobzilla6618]

Ahh. Nice choice on the begonias! I have them at my house. They will grow like crazy. Beautiful in bloom!

[@benjamincullen795]

Looks great! But just some constructive criticism, you should soften that angle going against the house towards your backyard. Would be much easier to mow that way.

[@bangbang9ergang524]

I wish it was as easy for me. 😂 im redoing a flower bed in the front of my house that hasn't been touched in over 20 yrs. So EVERYTHING is rooted together.😢. Lots of back breaking work. But it'll be worth it in the end. Great job btw. ❤

[@scottnolan]

Another great informative video. Thanks, Grass Daddy.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Thanks for watching Scott!

[@andyslawncareandoutdooradv]

Looks amazing Justin! Good job

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Thanks Andy!

[@AtHomeWithSheree]

Thanks for demonstrating this. I took note of making it sloped-higher in the back! And I see you did bring the mulch completely up to the 4inch wall.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Go to 6:10 I didn’t bring the mulch all the way up. There’s probably 2” or so exposed at least

[@GrindstoneGroomingCo]

Looks awesome bro.... gotta love the neighbors

[@monikelarsen9873]

Thank you for your video. I noticed you didn’t use landscaping fabric, is there a reason for that. I was always told I need to lay fabric to stop the weeds from coming through.

[@chaoschillin1876]

The reason is because it was just plain grass with no Weeds before he started. Weed fab helps on overgrown weed beds etc because it prevents Weeds from germinating under the mulch but he didnt have any weed seeds under his mulch because it was clean grass before hand, however he has shallow root grass, for grasses with deep nodules like St Augustine you still need weed fab or cardboard to keep the grass from coming back up. The mulch then (3" or deeper) will keep any new weed seeds from germinating from the top. Also the diff between weed fab and cardboard is fab doesn't break down whereas cardboard will allowing more nutrient transfer and earthworms that the fab would otherwise block, but if your simply doing a flower bed or landscaping this isn't a big deal it matters more for food gardens and farms where they cycle the beds continually.

[@lordgarth1]

Digs out a sharp edge for mulch. “I love the natural look” lol. it may not be natural but i did that around my trees and love the look

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

It’s called a natural edge because you arent using any material for the actual edge 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ makes sense to me!

[@melissakirby1514]

Lawn whisperer... 🥰 Ur comment 🤣🤣👍

[@aijjo2295]

Very clean sir, very clean

[@Creativeeyeq]

Btw these videos are so helpful and clear! Thank you!

[@Striperman]

So all I have to do to tap the lens ??? . Came out nice. good job.

[@MrKevinH]

Great idea for the area around the utility connections. I may have to try that.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Oh yeah!

[@naturegirl7777]

@@TheLawnWhisperer ... I hear ya' about having to trim around those cables!... I have a pair of manual (old-time) trimmers that I use for that kind of stuff! It IS a drag, especially when you're tired and worn out (and sweating like a big dawg!) 🙃👩‍🌾😰 =^..^=

[@jbaruman272]

Great work. Crispy

[@infernalaanger]

Nice work!

[@mortb9]

"4 inches is a lot, at least that's what I've been told". LMAO!!!!!

[@theaveragesoldier1029]

Great video brother!

[@timwallace6379]

Looks good, must be nice not to have to deal with all the rocks like we have in the North East.

[@TheLawnShark]

Looks so good! Love that live edge!

[@The_Freedom_Fit]

Thank you. I haven't ever done this before but I'm about to on my channel, it's a bit bigger space than this, but I think I can do it....

[@matthewkeoseian6819]

Its eight thirty am. Here in lovely Gardner mass...uhhmmm.. im getting ready to get some serious mulch action started here in a little bit...i ve been out of the mulch game for a few ...but im a beast with that s.... So is there any true mulch artisan will tell you sometimes you just got to jump back into it and that's what I'm going to do I do like the video I like the edging quite a bit but as a middle-aged New England man embarking on yet again another mulch journey I got to tell you I'm a little bit mulch pissed right now.... No I'm just kidding thanks for being a good sport man.. but in all seriousness I'm getting some serious New England style mulch action done today you heard... again im joking around...like the video

[@ForJesusKAL2022]

This dude is funny! Throwing stuff is exactly what I be doing. Lol.

[@Mityob67]

Great upgrade, however it will make a bigger impact if the bed extends to where the siding on the house goes downhill. Just my 2 cents. Looks good either way.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Agreed. I may do that eventually but didn’t want to for this demonstration 👍 I may do it in the fall though

[@johnhamilton9229]

Nice work improving the plant parts of your yard. Now the bed and grass look even better. I’m surprised you didn’t use a pre emergent on the bare dirt or some fertilizer like plant tone in the hole. Don’t you like putting things in the hole when you fill it? I do, I do. 🤣

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Loooooove filling holes... 😳 I ran out of my pre emergent I used on the other side 😞 I need to get more!!

[@andygarcia3585]

Will that edge be a puddle problem when it rains?

[@Vinnie_Buono14]

Looks great Justin, can’t go wrong with a natural/live edge! Also great job editing the video. Saw your story about the audio not working after you filmed, that had to be frustrating

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

For sure frustrating but I made the best of it! Went back out and filmed the talking points yesterday tie those in

[@Eli-wt5zx]

Nice job bruh!

[@connerstrauss5724]

Love how my new bed looks, followed the same process you showed here, but I have grass coming up through the mulch. Even after having used Preen. Thoughts? Not thick enough mulch? What to do?

[@LawnNOrder]

Turned out really good 👍🏻

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Thanks brother!

[@fazedfairie]

exactly what I was after, with some added innuendos too lol

[@Trmpt420]

Great tutorial! Any suggestions on best time of year to start a project like this? Fall, spring? Also, do you find any problems with termites or bugs with mulch that close to the house?

[@SilentKiller-fx1qj]

Very nice

[@myfivehearts82]

Love the little naughty jokes here and there!

[@Kbs894]

Love it! What mulch do you use?

[@ddd0273]

Any suggestions for removing the grass in large area all around my entire house so I can add landscaping?

[@chrisblair3488]

Rent a sod cutter

[@disgruntledvet28]

So did you put some weed prevention control product to keep weeds out ?

[@isabelcastillo2394]

Awesome. This is so helpful.

[@johnmaurer3097]

I built a giant bed along the back of my house and there's some critical things videos don't mention. Firstly, it's HARD HARD work. It will take hours of labor to trench the edge and dig out the sod. Secondly, you will have far more dirt than you expected, so have somewhere to store it until the project is done. Third, dirt is much heavier than you expect it to be!! You're going to need a wheelbarrow. Fourth, depending on the state (I'm in FL) you can't haul that extra dirt to the dump and drop it off. I had to re-distribute the dirt on my property. I'm still not sure how to get rid of extra dirt, nobody will take it. From the videos I watched on youtube to learn how to do this task myself, I thought it was a project I could bang out on a Saturday. It ended up taking 4 Saturdays.

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

@@johnmaurer3097 every bed I’ve ever done I’ve done in a day.. edging doesn’t take me all that long honestly. good for you for tackling it though

[@hankandrox]

GREAT video!!

[@christophermooney8738]

Very much appreciate this video! Why did you use a material to stop weeds from growing up?

[@donnapryor2017]

Love the great information I could not figure out how to use my edger to make that clean edge! Lol Where do you dump your debris, specifically the dirt? I can dump my trimmings but no place I can find accepts soil. Any advice? Thanks in Advance.

[@Mark.Watson]

Maybe give it away on Craigs List.

[@JustAGuy63]

Hi, new to the channel and love your videos. I'm sure you have covered this at some point but why don't you use a weed barrier? Isn't the weed and grass growth a pain to maintain?

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

Honestly when I originally put my front mulch bed in I used weed barrier and lots of weeds still grew through. I didn’t find it worth the time and effort and money to do. But that’s just my situation some people may have better success with it

[@TheLawnCareNut]

Not first but still early.

[@jermariotate607]

Man you truly you know your stuff and explain everything well. Awesome video and definitely subscribed to your channel

[@yihuang6195]

How would you prevent weeds growing in that new bed?

[@miiitchhh225]

Just curious is weed barrier not needed?

[@ChrisPage24]

Natural edge King

[@zarinacharania8268]

How do you prevent the mulch from pouring over into the grass and create more work

[@bedrica16]

What do you recommend to put under the mulch so weed doesn't grow?

[@MV-ns7nw]

Does the water pool in the trench when it rains..?

[@namita9031]

wow amazing

[@gilhernandez605]

Do you use landscaping fabric at all also how thick do you lay down your mulch????

[@peggycook8047]

How do I pick out a good edger not to high

[@TheLawnWhisperer]

An edger like in the video? They’re fairly cheap on Amazon or lowes. Links in the description of this video

[@jenr7502]

Is it possible to transplant the grass you remove to form the beds?

[@coryCuc]

That looks awesome! What mulch did you use?

[@glennpenzone145]

No weed barrier above the dirt?

[@llrainll]

What type of mulch are you using 🥺

[@owneel10]

I have a river rock bed, live edge still look good with that?

[@Los714]

Thanks

[@tarajones-legros3661]

No soil amendments? I’ve got nothing but clay and would need to till in or somehow mix in soil amendments.

[@peggycook8047]

I kinda like where my foot goes in the middle