A Cut Above the Rest: 5 Amazing Raised Garden Designs

Almost half of all Americans like to get their hands dirty in their gardens. If you have puttered around your lawn to add a few flowers here and there, have you ever considered raised bed gardening?

There are many benefits to working with a raised garden. They’re manageable, require less maintenance, are easily accessible for anyone, and more.

Plus, they’re beginner-friendly yet exciting enough for even seasoned gardeners. If you’re looking for new inspiration or you want to pick up a new hobby, here are five amazing raised garden designs that you need for your home.

Why a Raised Garden?

We mentioned a few benefits of why this type of garden design is a great idea. Let’s look at a few more reasons why adding raised gardening beds is a must-have.

Raised beds are best for growing your own food. You can easily access your crops and keep them safe from certain tunneling insects and other pests.

Soil control is another benefit to having raised beds in your garden. You aren’t stuck with working with whatever soil you have at home.

Raised gardens offer better drainage as well which leads to happy plants and tasty crops. Under these better-growing conditions, you can produce more fruits and veggies for longer and extend your growing season.

Another great thing about them is that they can be as simple or as elaborate as you need. Next let’s look at the basics of raised bed gardening before we get into five designs you’re going to love.

How to Do Raised Bed Gardening the Right Way

As we mentioned before, you can make your raised beds as permanent and elaborate or as temporary and simple as you need. The most important thing is the soil quality.

You need to focus on soil quality to get the most out of your garden design. Getting your soil quality as high as possible ensures you grow delicious fruits and veggies.

The best way to ensure high quality soil is to create layers. Just because there are layers doesn’t mean that these ingredients are hard to find.

The bottom-most layer should be either your own soil and grass-topped with wet newspapers. Next add two layers of compost and a top layer of manure or fertilizer. 

Top that off with a layer of leaf mulch and one of wood ash. In between all of these layers, add peat moss to create ideal drainage conditions.

With just a little bit of effort, you’ll create the best conditions for a productive and beautiful garden. For a little extra help, reach out to landscape design contractors to make sure your garden gets off on the right foot.

1. Worry-Free Fabric Planters

Don’t want to commit to a permanent raised bed installation in your home? Fabric planters are a cheap and easy way to get started gardening above ground.

You don’t need to build anything, just grab one, fill it up with soil, and go. They come in a variety of sizes, from gallon buckets for single plant potato yields to 30-gallon containers that can go up and come down with a moment’s notice.

While this isn’t the prettiest landscape design for raised beds, it’s economical and easy. Plus you can move your plants around easily without tearing anything down.

2. Veggies on Wheels

This next idea is a great option for those who don’t have a lot of land but might have a wood deck or even a concrete patio. Consider adding casters to your waist-high wooden box planters.

You can even add a simple shelf right under the main box to hold your gardening tools and keep things off of the floor. This design allows you to move your plants to where the sun is, too.

3. Stacked Stone Planters

Want a more elegant and permanent design? You can’t go wrong with beautiful stacked stone.

Before you fully commit, figure out your landscape design. Once you build these planters, they’re very permanent.

Mark the area you want to add your garden bed to with a rope. Don’t build too high up with these types of beds and try to keep it around three feet high.

Dig a trench, fill it with gravel for drainage, and start adding stones around it, always checking to keep them level. Start stacking and adding mortar to keep them together.

4. Garden Design for Small Spaces

Stuck in an apartment or have no real land to grow anything on? Raised garden beds were made just for tackling this challenge.

We mentioned fabric bags that you can grow a single crop in. While they’re not glamorous, you can stack them together in a plastic bin that you decorate yourself and grow your own potatoes, carrots, onions, and more in a small area.

Consider adding shelf planters to your windowsill or any railing you might have around your home to maximize your yield. You’ll find even the smallest of spaces can still grow a few tasty treats.

5. Whimsical Spiral Garden

This next garden design is less for efficiency and more to add a bit of charm and whimsy to your garden. It involves creating a circular spiral garden that looks like something out of a fairy tale once it’s finished.

You’ll need to remember our stacked stone garden bed technique to get started on this one. The next step is to make a circular planter, like a little tower.

Spiral it out so that you have a nice stacked stone channel that decreases in height. Fill the center with soil and add small plants like herbs or decorative edible flowers.

More Raised Garden Designs

We know that these five amazing raised garden designs got your attention. We also know that you’ll probably run out this weekend to gather all the material you need to start your new project!

No matter how easy or complicated you want your raised garden to be, you’ll have a great time making it. You’ll also grow plenty of tasty and healthy crops, too.

Looking to spruce up more areas of your home and garden? Check out our other home and DIY articles!

Sudarsan Chakraborty
Sudarsan Chakraborty

Sudarsan Chakraborty, an adept blogger and writer, navigates the digital realm with finesse. His passion for storytelling drives him to explore diverse topics from Home Improvement to Business. With clarity and authenticity, Sudarsan captivates audiences, offering unique insights and fostering a community of engaged readers on his blog.

Articles: 714