flowerbeds around trees

Question

I have three trees in my front yard and am wanting to build beds around the bases to put flowers. I have attached a picture showing what I want. I don’t want to do raised beds at this time. My question is, how do I prepare the ground? Do I need to spray Round-up or something similar to kill the grass that is there, or do I just dig it up? So you have a specific article that talks about installing beds around trees and preparing the ground?

Answer 1

We have a few articles on planting under trees:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/planting-garden-beneath-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/gcgen/ground-covers-under-trees.htm

When preparing the ground you'll need to work around the tree roots to avoid damaging them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fgen/gardening-around-tree-roots.htm

These articles might also help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/how-to-kill-grass-naturally-kill-unwanted-grass-in-your-yard.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/starting/how-to-build-a-flower-bed-starting-a-flower-bed-from-scratch.htm