--- title: "Landscape Field Video: How to Prepare a Garden Bed for Planting" description: The Garden Continuum explains How to best prepare a Garden Bed for Planting. Proper planting prep goes along way in creating successful gardens. image: https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hubfs/images/imag0206-resized-600.jpg --- [![gc_logo-1](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gc_logo-1.webp?width=226&height=153&name=gc_logo-1.webp "gc_logo-1")](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/) ### **  |   [+1 (508) 359-8200 ](tel:+1-508-359-8200)  |   [SHOP](https://shop.thelifescapecoach.com/) x Search the site [Landscape and Garden Maintenance](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/blog/tag/landscape-and-garden-maintenance) | < 0 min read July 2011 # Landscape Field Video: How to Prepare a Garden Bed for Planting ![Monique Allen](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hubfs/Monique-Allen-Headshot-Leaning-on-Tree.jpeg) [Monique Allen](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/blog/author/monique-allen) ![Landscape Field Video: How to Prepare a Garden Bed for Planting](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hubfs/images/imag0206-resized-600.jpg) # How to Prepare a Garden Bed for Planting This week, The Garden Continuum's Install Staff demonstrates how to prepare a garden bed for planting. On this property in Wellesley, TGC is expanding an existing perennial bed. Old trees and vines were removed from the back of the garden bed to make room for the new plantings. Check out the video below for great garden bed prep tips! ## Roto-tilling the soil and preparing for compost ## ![imag0206-resized-600](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/imag0206-resized-600.jpg?width=600&name=imag0206-resized-600.jpg) ## Spreading the compost ![imag0202-resized-600](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/imag0202-resized-600.jpg?width=600&name=imag0202-resized-600.jpg) ## Time to place the plants ![7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_Croce010-resized-600-med_](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_Croce010-resized-600-med_.jpg?width=512&name=7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_Croce010-resized-600-med_.jpg) ## Placing the plants ![7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_Croce011-resized-600-med_](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_Croce011-resized-600-med_.jpg?width=512&name=7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_Croce011-resized-600-med_.jpg) ## Starting to plant ![7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_croce013-resized-600](https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_croce013-resized-600.jpg?width=597&name=7-14-11_garden-renovation-planting_-_croce013-resized-600.jpg) ## Final product! 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