garden edges done!

Just to show what a difference it has made, why all the time and sore muscles and sweat was worth it for me. Before and after:

the garden beds redone with cement block edges:
(Tried to get second photo from the same angle, it's not quite)

Now I have a new favorite spot to sit outside. It's shaded, cooler than up on the deck, I have space to set my tea or lunch:

All those old bricks pulled off the garden, haven't decided what to do with them yet (maybe will use to landscape around the perennials elsewhere). I had them stacked in a wall behind bed 6 yesterday, but rearranged so the wall is lower (I can see out into the yard better) and I have a footrest.

Leeks are the nicest-looking plant in the garden now (bugs don't bother them at all):