Gardens - Raised beds

Has anyone got a raised bed in their garden and if so what are the sides raised by - bricks, blocks (concrete) wood what?

Karen

i used to have wood borders but the wood rots after a few years so i went for blocks and painted them white so the light would reflect back onto the plants

Ta for that,

aww your welcome kazz if your going to use brick use red brick red brick holds the heat alot and it also looks nice

we have red brick raised garden

Alex
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I built some raised beds a few years ago in my garden and (even though I say it myself) I'm really pleased with them. I bought a couple of tons of reclaimed stone setts (squarish blocks of stone about 6-9 inches square)and used them to make curved terraces retaining the soil as my garden has a 3-foot level change right in the middle. I've let them get very overgrown over the years but the stones have stayed in place even though I didn't use any mortar. Because of their shape the setts are very stable and strong and hold soil well. I'd definitely use them again, and it's a good way to make your garden look more rustic than red brick does.

If you're interested I'll take a picture of them when it's daylight and post on here.

Yep pleased Minda very interested I have an "idea" about a raised bed or two but not certain yet but collecting data.

Yes please

Right then. I'll take a picture tomorrow when the sun's up and will post tomorrow evening.

(I'll never be able to come back to this forum afterwards because I'll be so ashamed of my wasteland of a garden!)

Raised beds are a good idea, particulaly if you have male dogs make sure they are high enough. The only problem I found was they seem to dryout quickly.