Bulk landscape materials are needed for the soil around the pond and to fill the grow beds...
I make my own compost out of food scraps and yard debris so a lot of soil conditioner wasn't needed.
I am using an old carpet for the underlayment in the pond, so a lot of sand was not needed.
The wood for the grow beds is either normal Fir 2x4x8(beds 1 and 3) or Redwood(beds 2 and 4). The frames are all Fir and the bottoms are all 5/8" plywood. Use screws NOT nails! 4x4 posts should be treated(I had a few untreated already, so I used them) and mounted in holes with cement or on top of cement blocks.
Note: You do not have to make grow beds from wood. Plastic containers and barrels work great, they just don't look great. I would normally recommend using plastic(reused or recycled) but since I will be showing this I wanted it to look presentable. I'm not a big fan of "form over function", but this is an exception.
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