Beginner Gardening: Help with stones and soil, 0 by pegzhere

pegzhere wrote:
In looking out at my yard that is covered under standing water right now I have decided I need to raise the bed some! I haven't even been gardening a year. Last summer, instead of mulching this huge burm that runs the length of our yar I decided I would start spending time and $ on filling it with stuff and making a natural looking woodland garden. The weather pattern over the past few weeks had wreaked havoc and I fear that any of the bulbs or hostas that I planted wil actually return. As a result I think I have to not so much have a natural woodland garden but make some beds and add topsoil to raise them. My plan has alwys been to have a winding path throughout that passes through a seating area and then out the other side.

I want to start researching and planning to do this. I figured I can use large rocks to outline the beds and add soil in varying degrees. However I know NOTHING to even begin and have even less in the way of vision for what it will look like. What kind of rocks do I look for and where? What is a good price? Do I hve to buy topsoil by the bag? Do nurseries sel it by the truck?

Here is a picture of it under water and the next post I will put picture of it from last summer before I planted anything. If you see any ideas I would sure love to hear them!