Raised garden beds can be square or rectangle for sure and sit nicely in your garden but if you’re looking for something a little more unique, you can have that too. Raised garden beds are super versatile, have many benefits, and you can buy them in kits or even make them yourself with very little building know-how.
Here are some unique ideas for inspiration…

These long raised beds above have been a favorite of mine for years. When I see cool pictures in magazines I tend to cut them out and keep them. This one I found in the 90s I believe, …read more

Raised garden beds have many strong points to recommend them. Keep reading for the perks of raised garden beds…
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Raised beds keep garden soil from becoming too compacted. When you walk over your garden, it presses the soil down too much at times which means plants may not get enough O2 and it can cause drainage issues. Weeds are also harder to control when your soil becomes compacted.
Raised beds tend to have better drainage so they work well in areas that are moist year round or in areas with poor soil.
Depending on how …read more

If you’ve got soil that drains too slowly OR live in a fairly wet area like me (Oregon), then you’ll need to create better soil drainage. If your soil drains too slow the water ends up replacing the air in the soil and roots hate that. Roots need air to stay healthy plus if water takes up a lot of space, roots have less space in which to expand and grow.

You can test your soil for drainage by doing the following…

Dig a 30cm by 30cm hole. Give or take.
Fill hole with water.
The hole should be emptied within an hour or …read more