Whether you choose to use cedar recycled plastic galvanized steel or any other raw material you can build your garden bed with ease.
Build your own raised garden.
Let s look at some of the most creative garden beds that you can make right in your own backyard.
At one end of the board place a 16 inch 4 by 4 corner post upright and flush with the end of the board.
Stack a second 2x6 on top of the first.
Working on a flat surface such as a patio set a 4 foot 2 by 12 board on its narrow side edge on the pavement.
Pick a spot for your garden bed.
Keep in mind many types of plants such as vegetables.
You can build your own raised garden bed using a variety of materials.
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Using a sod cutter or grub hoe skim away the grass layer.
Set the raised garden bed frame aside.
The ends of the 2x6 boards should be even with the sides of the post.
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Increase drainage for your garden by turning the soil beneath the bed area with a pitchfork or rotary tiller.
Then pick a wall to start with and screw your first 2x6 to connect the corners of the raised bed.
Position your 4x4s on each corner of your square to form a garden bed frame.
There are many reasons a raised bed is more beneficial than a traditional garden.
The corrugated metal raised garden bed.
The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall.
Building the garden bed.
How to build a raised garden bed planning your garden location.
One of the latest trends in gardening is to build raised garden beds.
You ll build the bed upside down.