Creating a Garden Space That Will Last - Before building your raised garden beds

I'll show you the most important first steps in creating a garden that will last a lifetime. Do this before building your raised garden beds, plant your in ground flower garden, or and other type of backyard garden or front yard garden.
The process of properly preparing the foundation and underground utilities for a garden space is the key to creating a highly functional garden with minimal long term maintenance and maximum yield. After over 15 years of creating home gardens I’m finally creating my dream garden in my backyard by drawing on everything I’ve learned from previous gardens to create a space that it beautifully, functional, and long lasting. This is a lot of work up front, but it will pay off ten fold in the amount of time, effort, and headaches that often arise when the foundation of a garden space is not properly designed and built from the beginning. So do yourself a favor and do it right the first time!
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[@MegaTeeruk]

One of my favorite garden KZbinrs. Great to see him back after so long.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank You so much! I've been very busy, but I'll show you everything I've been up to in future videos for all of my current projects

[@krystynab4591]

Me too. I was worried You stop puting youtube videos. I am so glad you are back 👍

[@mohamedchakouri8508]

Can you recommend others garden KZbinrs please

[@stuckinthe80s2.0]

You are multi talented and detail oriented. Your videos are amazing as you explain each process so well. One of the most hard working people I’ve seen. Happy gardening and keep those videos coming as it encourages more people to want to grow their own vegetables, fruits and flowers.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much for your kind words and support! My entire goal is the encourage and help people grow their own food, so I’m happy it’s working

[@agentfourteen8574]

@@urbanfarmstead you encourage me man

[@urbanfarmstead]

@@agentfourteen8574 thank you

[@justthej]

A man working with hands and who can build stuff is the hottest thing.

[@kpr0ck]

Yum.... sooo hot

[@gjm330i]

The attention to detail, and not skipping over any step was amazing! this has been by far extremely helpful, hats off to you for and thank you for sharing such a wonderful teaching!

[@Jacek_]

Ferrari of gardens 👍

[@urbanfarmstead]

That's the goal!

[@laticiaduenas]

My husband & I watched this video probably 14 times to get everything set up for our garden. Thank you so much for putting the time into these videos, and the way you set the video up made it easy for us to refer back to and check our work. We ripped out our lawn & im so excited for the front yard garden.

[@emilybenedetto3607]

😂same!

[@jocrain83]

This is by far, one of my favorite gardening channels. You rock kind sir!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much!

[@hotice6888]

Impressive work ! Your backyard garden is a true masterpiece , looking forward to seeing more of your creative work.👍❤

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much!

[@Nikki-st8qz]

I bought 4 raised beds this year to put in my backyard flanking my back door. I just love how yours are set up to walk outside and your garden is right there!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@willie8229]

I loved your previous garden, but I really like what you've done so far. It's very neat, tidy, functional and beautiful. I look forward to seeing the rest of the videos 👍

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I did too, but that was temporary, this was always the dream garden goal

[@pakbowl420]

@@urbanfarmstead I have a question about a bare root ultra dwarf apple tree I recently purchased. The center leader seems to be dead. Should I cut the tree down below the 3 branches it still has in hopes of it growing a new modified center leader and new branches?

[@jcking6785]

Glad to see you back with new videos. IMO, you have created the gold standard for backyard raised bed gardens! Positively stunning space.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@darinbennett3638]

Kyle, I remember being introduced to your gardening passion/abilities a few years ago in a Better Homes and Gardens issue and then finding your YT channel to be able to follow your work. Your knowledge, work ethic, and ability to teach are absolutely second to none. You have done an amazing job of transforming your property and you are an encouragement to all of us as we continue to either start and/or improve our gardens. Happy for you and proud of you for the work you do and the harvest(s) you get. Perfect video!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hey Darin! Thats awesome! Thank you so much for your kind words and support

[@MommaFromScratch]

So satisfying to watch but I know it’s a lot of work and took quite some time!! Well done can’t wait for more

[@urbanfarmstead]

thank you

[@mitchalps1298]

super great shots in this!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@nancyforsberg4601]

PLEASE PLEASE SHOW THE REST OF THIS PROJECT! WE ARE DOING OUR BEDS ON THURSDAY AND YOUR TIPS HAVE BEEN AMAZING!!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

I will be, but it going to take a bit before I can get them edited because I'm in the middle of another large project now. For early access to more details about the rest of the process including bed building, my soil blend, irrigation etc. see my Instagram highlights for this project. IG link in video description

[@nub-cake]

I'm watching this at 50k views. It's going to get millions easily, this is wonderful!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I hope it does!

[@meganlee4295]

Where can I order a team of 4 Kyles to setup my greenhouse and pathways?😂 Thank you for your videos! It's very nice to have your regional specific knowledge and experience!

[@urbanfarmstead]

😂 thank you

[@washyourhands]

This was a wonderful watch, hopefully youtube shows me part 2

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@SWAYLAB]

Absolutely incredible. I’m browsing KZbin to see some ideas for raised garden beds for my aging parents. They love to garden but still do it old school and planting directly onto the floor. Your video is meticulously made and your raised beds look like they will last decades. There’s so much work put into the leveling of the floor that it’s a bit intimidating. Thank you for sharing your work. I can only hope that I can create something decent like your garden. 💚

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much! Yes, it’s a lot of labor, but we’ll worth it

[@garythomson9908]

You do such a great job explaining your process. I love it.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you. I’m glad you find is helpful

[@ginger76661]

LOOKS awesome, LOVE those raised beds....been following you for a long, long time, great content and love your videos.... cause you do things the right way...no short cuts...Your the hardest working guy!!! look forward to more from you,

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@ebytwinbabel]

Glad to see new videos coming! Thanks, Kyle!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks! Many more to come

[@RanchExplorerHQ]

Luv it, great stuff! I’m looking forward to the Subtropical Food Forest!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I am too! Hopefully planting soon. I show some of my subtropical plants in last summers garden tour video

[@maryritelli3495]

Looks great..glad you had help with the other two Kyles..

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks! Me too 😂😅

[@bubbyanne2]

I’ve been following you for a long time, I saved the magazine article from your former garden because of your greenhouse and was an instant follow on all social media. You make me feel like I can have a really nice garden because you explain everything so well, it clicks for me. I’m getting older so I’d better get my garden set up like yours while I can still do the hard work. Thanks for sharing.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hey, thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos and finding them helpful. Best of luck with your project

[@anactorslife3729]

Wow! You are an amazingly detailed gardener. I don't think I have the energy or OCD to pull this off. All I gotta say is you better not change your mind 2 years down the road!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! Yeah, the OCD is definitely a challenge that I live with every day 😅

[@MarkHumphreysChannel]

So much labor, so much money invested, but oh so worth it! Can’t wait to see how this looks with your summer crop.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! Yes, no corners were cut in the making of this dream garden. I am planting out my summer crops this weekend.

[@GeliBelo]

You’re making me want to redo my garden! Looks amazing! Can’t wait for the rest of the videos

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@riddhibhatt1482]

I love your orchard videos (I added 5 fruit trees to my suburban yard thanks to you!), but this has to be my new favourite video. Your patience and attention to detail is amazing and I can only imagine how long this took. Can't wait to see the next videos in this process!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much! Yes, it’s been a huge project, but this extra work up front will pay off huge in the long run.

[@CB-sr8ee]

Beautiful, Kyle! You do excellent work. ❤

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@katieloovis]

I use a lot of cardboard in my gardening and I'm happy to learn about Ram board. I had never heard of that before, so thank you!

[@urbanfarmstead]

It works great!

[@heathers3876]

The way you put this video together was really cool! It took me a while to figure out all the extra people were you! Very interesting.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks! Haha, yeah I had fun putting it all together

[@heathers3876]

@@urbanfarmstead I love your little fruit tree videos. I hope you’ll continue updating those as you prune them.

[@kevinfowler7198]

Best garden videos I've seen on KZbin. Thanks for putting this out there.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! Happy to share

[@kaz1388]

So excited to see you back! Love your vids

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks!

[@1234lynjoy]

All I can say is amazing job. Wow!

[@growinginportland]

Kyle. Dude, you did a really awesome job. Man I made a mistake by not putting cardboard down on the ground before I put in the mulch. Now all the weeds and grass are coming through. But still nice to have 4 garden beds all seeded up for spring. Keep up the good works. Super impressive.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks! Yeah, I’ve made the same mistake before

[@UltimateDelivery]

Can't wait to see the rest! Love it so far.

[@urbanfarmstead]

thank you!

[@duanehundley]

Well done, can't wait for the rest.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@Octoberosa]

Yay! Good to see you again.😊

[@urbanfarmstead]

thank you

[@HappyHeart_Garden]

Outstanding!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you kindly!

[@chuckboyd4349]

Holy Moly. That’s a lot of work but what a fantastic end result. Excellent job.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@thisoneT]

Looks aaaaamazing!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@laurafrey5244]

Yay! 🎉 Glad to have you returning to share your knowledge!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Yep! I’m here, these large projects just take a lot of time to create and make quality videos for

[@ValerieFire]

This is a wonderful video thank you for posting.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@thedivide3688]

All your videos are so amazing Kyle! Thank you for sharing!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much! Its my pleasure

[@nehajain6764]

Been waiting for waiting for your next video

[@redcyan77]

Love it! Eager to see the rest of this series.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I’m working on them now

[@duvalphillips5471]

Dude so happy for you!! Can’t wait for this summers harvest!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@singingriverwoodwork]

Dude, this is killer content. I need MORE!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks! Lots more to come

[@krypinz]

ready for the next episode

[@shanagillis847]

Oh my god, this is amazing. You know so much! I want to do everything you are doing! Your gardens are amazing!!!

[@RedactedHomestead]

Amazing work! Kudos!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@unclerian2406]

Love love love your Garden ❤❤❤❤

[@urbanfarmstead]

thank you

[@staroxiasgarden9700]

Enjoying watching your garden space progress! It helps, by giving me ideas and things to think about, as I am building mine. Love how you make what seems like an overwhelming process into something more simplistic and easier to understand. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@lujitsu1251]

Looks fantastic. You are another level.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@franciscovasquez4555]

Outstanding

[@CC-kl4nh]

This is amazing. To do this with a one man team is even more impressive! Dream garden!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@knylande]

Thank you Kyle for showing what's possible here in Sacramento! With your inspiration I finished Part 1 of my dream garden just in time for this spring planting. My dad told me to leave a comment here telling you we had a blast building two redwood raised beds (4'x13') and (4'x15') out in my front yard with river rock paths. You did a thorough job, at some times crossing the line of OCD when it comes to growing vegetables. Don't worry, I danced that line the whole time with my project as well when I was treating the raised beds like furniture pieces. Attention to detail and a little extra thought in the process makes work like ours stand above the rest. Next Project is transforming my old in ground garden space in the backyard to a fruit tree forest like you did as well. Keep up the dedicated work and best of luck this growing season!

[@rachaelbrown1726]

This turned out beautiful! Excited to see all the videos. I just moved from Sacramento area to Florida and have a giant empty space and your videos are helping to inspire ideas. 🌱

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@jamesorr1200]

I’m so excited to finally see this series! I can’t even fathom how much planning and work went into this.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! Yes, lots!

[@Passionproject100]

Truly special. What a gem. ❤ congrats

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@aaroncook8890]

This video is absolutely fantastic. I can't wait to see the rest of this series! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it and look forward to posting more videos of the series soon

[@fabj86]

Amazing job, well done! Hope to get my first garden bed ready soon!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks!

[@Chercher4848]

You are truly amazing & talented. Helping my daughter with her urban garden & I am so happy we found your videos. We are watching all of them. Thank you for sharing such detailed tips & tricks. Keep them coming!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you. I’m happy to share

[@cheevue668]

Omg I love this! Thank you for sharing and detailing all of it!!! You’re awesome!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I’m happy to share

[@GardeningwithPurpose329]

I love the clean look and the raised beds is Beautiful!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@wholefoodie800]

Wow! You have mad skills! I love it!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@jeanniemann4571]

Just beautiful!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@hankief406]

OUTSTANDING KYLE! the amount of planning that you have prior to building this dream garden is superb and meticulous, plus the materials! 👏👏👏

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@julianalindh]

Superb editing. This video pleased the obsession of my 2 favorite things, editing & gardening.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you Juliana!

[@cassandrashaver1551]

This video is SO impressive! I’m inspired.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Wow, thank you!

[@andrearoseg11]

I'm excited to see the videos to come! This is so impressive, putting in that hard work! Awesome job, Kyle 👏👏👏

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you Andrea

[@29tarango]

This is amazing, i feelt in love with gardens with your previous one and cant wait to see this one all finished,

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@Kaitlyn89890]

Just start watching your videos. Awesome work, very neat and professional work. Spending time in the gardening help relieve my stress. Love it!

[@s.schmidtt]

Seriously incredible job! Definitely looking forward to building my own!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@ginalombard2028]

I was so thankful that you had a few helpers, then I realized they were all YOU, haha!!! :) Great job and great video!!!

[@claudiaihrig5883]

You are back! I’m glad to see you again, your backyard looks amazing 🎉

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@dross10001]

Great to see you back! As always your videos are so good. Very detail oriented and well explained. The garden looks great!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@liveloveandpeace]

Wow. I've been following you on IG for years and never knew you had such a spectacular KZbin channel. Incredible. These videos are gems and I can't believe how much you put into them!!!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! Yes, it’s a lot of work

[@juliarroberts1621]

You are giving me ideas…. I love what you are doing.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@windrider5845]

WOW!! Super impressed with the level of details and planning!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@CraftEccentricity]

It looks absolutely awesome!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@sandraengstrand2784]

That’s a lot of preparation!! Very thorough, nice video!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

thank you

[@christopherbeard1046]

Keep them coming. Great information!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@TheMillennialGardener]

This is incredibly beautiful and skilled work. What a fantastic space!

[@gpabui5256]

So beautiful ❤

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! 😊

[@cindyhewatt3406]

Omg, you are so talented, these are the most beautiful raised beds I have ever seen, I want them so bad.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much! I love them too

[@mootoochunasamy389]

Wow!! Awesomeness 🙏👍👌💯

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks ✌️

[@Ampkcc]

great video, excited to follow your journey

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@jackieperkins8514]

Great video, Kyle.

[@urbanfarmstead]

thank you

[@HeavenlyLights]

Beautiful work.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you very much!

[@sharonedgar3110]

I will be following you as you explain each area you worked on. Can’t wait for the 1st installment of videos on your raised bed project

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@Blossomandbranch]

This is such a feat. Gorgeous and thorough work! ❤

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@Cutecat689]

The work really is gorgeous 🥴♥️💕

[@ericorange2654]

Great to see some more videos from you man, keep up the great work!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@helenmcclellan452]

Wow! Your garden is looking amaxing, thank you for sharing the process. I can't wait to see what you fill each bed with.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! Im hoping to have it mostly planted out this weekend

[@ardenthebibliophile]

Hot dang that's some impressive work

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@SPLToronto]

Fabulous.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

Hey, this is so awesome! Love how much attention you pay to the details and making sure that the garden will last a long time. Keep up the great work!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you Joel

[@p.e.5336]

Very impressive! Thank you for the detailed videos and the beautiful craftsmanship 😊

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@fawnwhitecloudjett5594]

You are a very talented hardworking young man. You have designed Clean Farming, and Set up ways to make your garden have outside tidyness and good draining for water control. Very Ecolab Friendly.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I’m looking forward to growing some great crops here