Dawn - my sister lives in Carol Stream IL and I planted her front entry. We used composted manure for the organic matter and top dressed her beds with about 3" of shredded hardwood mulch. We cut a clean edge with a half moon manual edger and mulched to the edge of the grass. She has been very happy with the results and the plants seem to be happy. (at least what she didn't manage to kill from over watering 
) Read the instructions on the manure if you use it so you don't add too much and burn your plants 
(remember what Rick said about learning from his mistakes - guess that works for more than just him!) 
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