Phase 3- The Berm

With the cool weather today I decided to tackle the berm, and surrounding planned garden area.  I had an approximate idea of where I wanted this garden space to be with a path running around the berm so I would have alot of access to the berm, the evergreens, the cherry tree, other plants, and the lilac bushes.  The edging I purchased is a lighter weight recycled plastic that is very flexible.  It made it difficult to use it as a guide for digging the trench.  So, I found a piece of white pastel chalk and that worked really well to mark the lawn.  It still took alot of maneuvering to get the edging to have a nice linear quality.
When I was in the space looking at everything coming together, I felt the need for at least two more trees.  Possibly an evergreen on the east side of the Berm garden, and an Aspen on the west side of the Berm garden, or right outside of the Berm garden.
Now I need to mow the grass very short within the garden space, and lay black plastic over the grass to kill it.  I don't know how long it will take to eliminate the grass.  I'm hoping it will work quickly so I can get plants in early enough for them to survive the winter, or I will have to wait until Spring to plant.
'til the next dirt fest,
Greenie