This is the garden before the 80 degree weather and all the loving attention from Wilson and me.
Before the dirt arrived.
This is the garden in process….
Moving the dirt into the garden.
The kids worked very hard with me to move the “composted topsoil” from the pile in the driveway into the garden. Due to the low powerlines, the dump truck was only to get within about 8 feet of the garden.
Sam waits for another delivery of dirt.
Everyone worked really hard to get the garden in early this year. This pictures were taken on Saturday morning, the first day of Spring Break. The kids were actually anxious to get out of bed and start working. That never happens!!
As soon as I can get back out with the camera… I’ll post some after pictures. Good News… after the birds ate the first round of bean and pea seeds we planted in egg cartons a few weeks ago, the second round … hidden in a box by the hose … has sprouted. 
I’m glad you put Sam in the picture for scale. The garden didn’t look that big in the first picture! I’d like to put in a couple of raised garden boxes, but the grade-leveling and construction are a little daunting.
I noticed how small he looked in the last picture … lol … that does put it into perspective. Last year we tried “in the dirt” gardening, and it wasn’t AS successful as I’d hoped. This is a version of a raised bed. The construction consisted of moving the “retired” beams from the playground up to the garden area, and then filling in 6 cubic yards of composted topsoil. That is A LOT of dirt. I’m sure it’s not exactly right, but it does seem to be working thus far. It’s roughly 12′ * 24′. We’ll share!!
Share, yes – but do you SHIP??