Raised Bed Gardening

How would like to have a well-built raised garden bed right on your front yard and see the neighbors envy you! Raised bed gardening is a practical way of gardening in which the a slab of the garden is raised around 16 inches from the ground level making it easier for planting, weeding, etc. It is especially useful for gardens that have less yard space. Also, those people who can’t bend over or are wheel-chair bound can easily do gardening on a raised garden bed.

 

Raised garden beds are easy to maintain, easy to drain and also give the pleasure of gardening comfortably. The best part is that you can use the garden beds to grow vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants. A raised garden bed can be easily built right on your front porch or patio, which means you need not get distressed if you don’t have a garden! You can grow dahlias, roses, money plants, vegetables or spices like tomatoes, basil, carrots, lettuce, etc. Here’s how to build a raised garden bed.