Nail the siding to the corner posts.
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With popularity comes innovation and with innovation comes blog after blog featuring different building materials for developing raised bed gardens.
A planting bed next to your house can sometimes lead to excess dirt on the brick or siding.
Line up the 3 section of hardi plank siding against the edges of the 4 4 corner posts.
Most manufacturers of fiber cement siding and many building codes.
While fiber cement siding is made to shed water it s not designed to be buried in wet soil.
Foundation beds can be a great place for mixed gardens that include a wide variety of plants including spring flowers.
In some climates it can also cause mildew and may even lead to an increased rate of decay on wood.
Like any other product containing wood that isn t rot resistant it will eventually break down in contact with wet soil.
Homeowners savvy about gardening can use evergreen shrubs for the bones of the foundation planting beds then supplement with plants offering spring blooms summer flowers and or fall foliage.
Fiber cement siding is a mixture of cement silica and cellulose wood fibers.
Tilling the organic material into the soil helps create a rich planting medium most plants thrive in.