If your soil is not the greatest, if you do not have a lot of time to maintain your garden, or if you have physical difficulties in doing the heavier work of maintaining a full-sized garden, the layered or lasagna methods will work well for you to create a new garden bed. This chapter describes what layered gardening is, what kind of materials you will need to get started, and gives step-by-step instructions to get your bed established quickly and easily.