My Garden was 8' x 36' x 12" high. I have made one long 40 x 2 garden strip, another 18 x 4 and third that is 16 x 4. Using all the dirt from the area now a walkway raised my beds to fully 12" high! I can now walk without getting in the garden(s). The Garden will have a Sprinkler Zone dedicated and a variety of sprinkler/drip/mist/spay water plant types.
My wildflower garden is going to have a dedicated sprinkler zone as well, and I am now in the process of removing all Perennials for replanting in groupings - I am considering putting down weed block and then cutting out places for each plant grouping - Cone flowers in a 1/2 dozen groupings, others placed around as desirable - maybe I will put pine needles down so I can walk around in the garden for cuttings and maintenance.
I am also replacing our 16 x 3 herb bed with two 8' x 2' kits from Amazon which will be moved so we can walk around it completely instead it being against a side of the house - also a dedicated sprinkler zone.
I am about 10-days into putting together the planning - whew - but doable. My costs have gone from an expected $800 to nearly double by the time I rent the trencher:) I am totally pumped about getting full automation on my lawn, my shrubs, trees, and the garden boxes/flowers. Everything I will plant this year should be great. One flower I really wanted and bought seeds for is the Passion Flower (Tennessee State Flower). Cannot wait for the 811 Dig folks to get back to me by 22 Feb.
We just recently had a passion flower, and Hubby got the fruit and planted it several places, so now we have a big batch that grew last year. The fruit had a pleasant citrus flavor - very interesting.
The leaves are also edible and good for tea - supposed to be good for helping go to sleep.