Last week when I posted All About Raised Bed Part 1 HERE, I was thrilled to find many of you who share the enthusiasm for raised bed gardens!
Here’s Part two: 28 inspiring raised bed projects, from simple wood raised beds to many creative variations. ( Some of the helpful resources are affiliate links. Full disclosure here. )
In case you missed part 1, here it is. It covers the important basics of building a productive raised bed, such as planning, material selections, designs and soil building.
Before we jump in, I do want to share that soil building is THE MOST IMPORTANT part of a great raised bed. This book Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding! talks about a great method to build soil using readily available materials, without too much hard work!
Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens ( Image: Ecofilms )
1 . Simple raised bed with 4×4 posts ( Vegetable Gardener )
2 . Simple raised bed with outside posts and braces.
A simple construction of raised bed using 4×4 posts, 2×6 boards and 2×2 braces. The braces are optional supports that prevent the boards from warping or twisting. ( BHG )
3. Raised bed with hoop house attachments.
A raised bed with a greenhouse tunnel on top! Love the addition of PVC pipes held upright to the inside of the bed with steel tube straps like these. A hoop house can be created using smaller diameter PVC or wires. ( Sunset)
4. Raised beds with cap.
Add 2×4 or 2×6 caps to give these raised beds an attractive look. (Source: Chris loves Julia | Popular Mechanics )
5. Stacked wood raised bed
Remember these gorgeous raised beds from Part one: All About Raised Garden Beds?
They are made from 4x6s. Below is a tutorial on how to make the from 6x6s, which is the same process.
6-10. Waist height raised bed
Building the raised bed to a counter height of 36″ will make it so much easier to garden for people who have physical discomfort such as back or knee pains.
Two really simple and nice DIY raised beds. I would increase the depth on the first one, and add weed barrier landscape fabric at the bottom to both. ( Source: 6 | 7 )
3 variations of the elevated planter box: add shelves for storage or casters for mobility. Via Addicted2Decorating, Gardeners, Ebay.
11. Stylish wood raised bed planters.
Wouldn’t this beautiful planter at Williams Sonoma make a great gift for a garden lover? If you are thinking about DIY, someone at Instructables figured out how to build these beautiful raised beds using pallets!
Here’s our favorite tool for taking apart pallets – an awesome deck wrecker!
And a detailed guide all about finding and working with pallets!
12 & 13. Raised beds with fencing and benches.
Add fencing or even a door to your raised beds to keep out deer and rabbits! You can purchase kits or make your own version. You can also add benches to a raised bed for the perfect place to sit and enjoy the garden, or set tools and snacks for the gardener! ( Bonnie )
14, 15. Tiered raised bed planters
This ladder shaped tiered planter is great for small space growing, and this stepped wood planter herb garden looks beautiful in a corner space.
16 – 30. Some creative variations! Continue To Next Page…
Leslie
April 14 at 7:20 amI want to try these raised beds for tomoatoes, peppers, and maybe some strawberries. I’m pinning this, it’s a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
Luna Faulkner
September 24 at 1:38 pmI combined #6 above with a pallet (non-treated) & planted lettuce and kale between the slats. Very happy with the results! Thanks for the great inspiration.
ananda
September 25 at 7:07 ammust be so pretty too! 🙂
Amanda | Maple Alps
April 14 at 8:00 amI can’t wait for the day we have a yard and can have a garden! Great post! These are all so amazing!
Jessica Bradshaw
April 14 at 9:45 amI am sending this to my husband. I want an herb garden so bad!! Love these ideas. Thank you.
candy
April 14 at 10:44 amI love all these raise bed ideas. I’m getting older and raised beds are perfect and easier for me
Angie
April 14 at 2:12 pmI LOVE these! I want to plant some raised beds so badly. I’ve been thinking a lot about doing the tire ones. They seem easiest if I can find enough old tires.
The Southern Thing
April 14 at 4:19 pmI love the idea of this! My mom just put one in her yard, so I can’t wait to see how it turns out!
Maya
April 14 at 6:41 pmThose are some super cute ideas! I would love some cages on mine… dang rabbits love to snack in my garden! 🙂
chantal
April 14 at 8:34 pmThese are so beautiful! They are a great way to add character to your garden/
momwithfive
April 15 at 1:37 amWonderful bed garden ideas. I only have a small balcony but I love gardening.
Elizabeth Edgar
April 15 at 6:39 amLove this! I have pallets and old tires laying around in the garage. I should do this! Pinning this to save.
Jenn
April 15 at 8:04 amThese are such great ideas. I LOVE the raised beds with the benches, what a great idea!! I have 4×4 raised beds in my garden and next year they’ll need to be replaced. I have some great inspiration for some new ones. Thanks so much for sharing!
Aarika
April 15 at 3:49 pmThese are so amazing! Thanks for sharing. This is one of my favorite blog posts this week. Yay! #7 is my favorite. =)
Carly @ FitLiving Eats
April 17 at 8:16 pmThese are gorgeous and I have a dream of having raised beds in my backyard one day. However, I need to go to gardening school first, because I’m realizing I do not have a green thumb! Ha!
Louis
April 18 at 2:01 amOoooh, very high tech, love it!
Aubrey
April 19 at 8:02 amThere are some fantastic ideas in this post. The Mister and I have been talking about revamping our beds (though that will probably be in the fall); I’ll have to share a few of these ideas with him.
LZ Cathcart@ The Summery Umbrella
May 1 at 12:23 pmYES. I would like one of each please! 😉 Gorgeous list of raised bed gardens. I definitely need to invest a little bit of time in a few of them. My plants are getting too big for my pots already. Yikes!
Marny
May 12 at 5:01 pmI LOVE LOVE LOVE all these ideas. They are great ways yo save a little bit of toil on your back also! Thanks for taking the time to share.
Ann
July 5 at 8:18 amIt’s always easier when doing something with tutorial! Thanks for sharing it here! I’m trying to make some raised beds for my garden and I hope things work well for me with your guide!
judy
January 26 at 6:42 pmI like to comment on the instruction on how to build a raised bed. you should never use top soil it meant to be used to fill in hole in your lawn not raised beds you should use either garden soil or potting soil this give you vegetables ability spread their roots. I use a mixture of cow manure and garden soil, 3 parts soil to 1 part cow manure my plants love it.
pam
April 12 at 5:21 amWow! These ideas are so cool! Thank you for sharing! I wish I could DIY these raised bed garden as they did.
Marilyn Pryce-Rogers
September 20 at 4:39 amThanks for such inspiring post we will definitely be using some of these ideas for next planting season….we recently converted our planting area to raised beds and vertical gardening and what a year we’ve had! Much higher yield….here in Londo there are lots of places where you can get free pallets, we pulled them apart (mostly the husband lol) save the nails and build raise beds and much more. Thanks again!!
ananda
September 20 at 11:00 pmhi marilyn, thank you so much for sharing your pallet adventures! 🙂 your raised bed garden sounds wonderful! best wishes!
Log Splitter Picks
May 18 at 2:01 amRaised bed with hoop house attachments, I like that. Such great ideas. Thanks for sharing with us.
Adam Scott
May 24 at 5:28 pmHello Ananda, It’s a great list. My favorite number 5. thanks!