According to Manning, the program for the design of this project included vegetable gardening as a top priority. The raised beds, which are brimming with vegetables, are accessible by a paver path that opens into a circle between the four beds. This circular area serves as a hub for the entire yard, with pathways leading to all the main spaces. Manning notes that people tend to gather in this circular area, saying that, "At the client’s birthday party, I witnessed many people sitting around the circular opening that the raised beds create – children playing on the raised beds with the adults seated around."

Materials:
Borgert Strassen Wall Block in Minnesota River with a Limestone paver cap