Stack 3 wood boxes to build a lovely, functional fixture for your garden

Raised gardens or raised beds are perfect for all those smaller plots of vegetables, fruits or flowers you'd like to grow in your garden. There are several obvious benefits, including keeping pathway weeds out of your garden, but they also help with drainage and keep out pests like snails.
There are many ways to put together raised garden beds, so let's take a look at some of the best one's we've found online to help you get started. You want to make sure no matter what materials you use, you are careful to avoid chemicals or plastic that may be unsafe to use around vegetables or fruits. So, let's get started!
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1. Symmetrical stacked beds
Real World Survivor takes us step-by-step in this tutorial to create strawberry beds using wood boards. Just pick a spot in the yard that's level and already drains well, and get started laying out your geometric patterns.
This creates a visually stunning shape and also will yield tasty strawberries that are good for you as well.
2. Tidy, cedar boxes to keep a neat back yard
One Little Project shows us how to put together these surprisingly easy boxes that create a neat, tidy look in the back yard. The added lip at the top creates a finished look that elevates these raised beds. They're made from cedar, which is a little more expensive on the front end, but will hold up well and naturally keep away some insects.
3. Gorgeous corrugated metal raised beds
My Crafty Good Life shows us how to create these beautiful raised beds using corrugated metal. They admit, this isn't the most inexpensive project ever, but the end result is so stunning, it's well worth it. Especially because once you get your raised beds set up, they will continue to bear the fruits of your labor for many seasons to come.
4. Up, up, up...this raised bed will save you from back-breaking weeding
Wisconsin Mommy created this raised bed after being inspired by a similar product that was nearly $200! She takes the idea of a raised bed and puts it up even higher, all the way to waist-level. It's a lot less expensive as well. Think of all the bending and back-breaking weeding you will save using this method. It's also sure to keep more rabbits, deer, and raccoons out of your garden, so you enjoy even more benefits.
5. Create a gorgeous raised bed from landscape timbers
Remove & Replace suggests using wood that's naturally rot-resistant. These landscape timbers are sturdy and attractive as well. It's just as simple as laying them out and reinforcing them. Then load up your soil and plants, and you are the proud new owner of a raised garden.
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