Garden Design Using Raised Beds
Raised beds are true decorations that add charming simple and attractive designs to creative backyard landscaping ideas and turn gardens into lovely places for growing vegetables edible herbs berries or flowering plants.
Garden design using raised beds. Level ground will make installation a breeze. Whether you choose to use cedar recycled plastic galvanized steel or any other raw material you can build your garden bed with ease. Full sun is an absolute must for growing vegetables.
The little house at no. A raised garden bed provides drainage so your plants don t get their feet wet. By building up the beds at their lowest sections like these stone raised beds you can create the illusion of a level garden.
In london architect sam tisdall designed a tiny 800 square foot house with an enormous vegetable garden in raised beds in the front yard. Off set the industrial look by using reclaimed wood or give the wood a distressed look. If you really want to prevent weeds or critters from getting into the garden place your raised bed on a concrete slab.
Planting on raised garden beds brings many benefits compared to planting on the ground. For more see garden visit. Even though this garden uses wood the design of the beds provide a modern feel thanks to the clean lines and rich stain on the wood.
Pick the perfect spot. Choose the material for your raised bed. See a step by step slideshow of one of our columnists creating a raised bed garden.
Also check out our article on diy garden beds made from scrap wood. If you have back problems garden beds can be the perfect solution. You can design them however you want.