Courtyard garden? These 15 Raised Garden Bed Designs Are Ingenious

Courtyard garden? These 15 Raised Garden Bed Designs Are Ingenious

Pavilions? Half an acre courtyard? To create an idyllic view, these 15 elevated garden flower bed designs may bring you different inspirations.

No.1

Terrace garden beds made of brick or wood

Gardening of flower beds is the use of some type of wood, stone, or even some scrap materials to make the shell or frame of the flower bed. In this way, planting plants in the soil above the ground can not only improve the soil, provide good nutrition and water supply and drainage for the plants, but also add your own creativity to the structure of the flower bed appearance equipment. For example, this terrace garden flower bed made of bricks not only beautifies the courtyard environment, but also maximizes the space utilization rate. Alternatively, take a good rest in the seating area while admiring herbs or vegetables.

No.2

Garden flower bed made of sheet metal

Due to the sudden change of ground air, it will often have a certain impact on surface plants, such as natural disasters such as frost. To reduce the impact of disasters, use metal sheets to create garden beds, which trap the sun's heat in the soil, providing the right temperature and heat for plants. For example, this sheet metal garden bed is perfect for plants like sage and lavender.

No.3

Tall garden beds

Grow your favorite vegetables in a half-acre courtyard, and feel the hard work of farming and the joy of harvesting. But limited garden space cannot allow vegetables to grow well. At this time, the use of high-footed garden flower beds can not only allow vegetables to grow unhindered, but also create a different garden landscape.

No.4

Spiral Garden Flower Bed

This is a very popular style of herb garden beds and can be done by stacking simple materials (stone, wood or brick). Such a courtyard garden layout not only increases the available planting area, but also adds a rotating and swirling geometric beauty to the courtyard garden.

No.5

Arched Greenhouse Garden Beds

If you want to grow multi-season plants or vegetables in the yard without being affected by the weather, the vaulted greenhouse-style flower bed is the best choice. For example, this arched greenhouse-like flower bed at Oregon State University not only does not have to worry about the weather damage of wind, frost, rain and snow, but also effectively prevents it from being damaged by other animals.

No.6

Tiered garden beds in a steeply sloping yard

For steeply sloping patios, use stones to raise low-lying areas to create a different gardening illusion of tiered flower beds. This not only increases the planting area of ​​the courtyard, but also adds a little artistic beauty.

No.7

trough garden bed

This is one of the easiest ways to create a garden bed, just fill a discarded animal feeding trough with soil, drill some vent holes in the bottom, and start planting. For example, this metal trough garden bed is not only simple and easy to construct, but its metal appearance also brings an industrial-style aesthetic to the courtyard. Note: This trough garden bed may require more watering during the summer.

No.8

custom garden beds

Different from direct soil planting, clever use of the design of garden beds and a little creativity can create a unique courtyard landscape. For example, according to the courtyard space, this one uses simple straight lines to construct a multi-layer garden flower bed, plus a pot shed, night lighting and a bench, you can not only rest outdoors, but also appreciate the growth of plants, making the courtyard full of richness. Natural beauty, rustic rustic style.

No.8

custom garden beds

Different from direct soil planting, clever use of the design of garden beds and a little creativity can create a unique courtyard landscape. For example, according to the courtyard space, this one uses simple straight lines to construct a multi-layer garden flower bed, plus a pot shed, night lighting and a bench, you can not only rest outdoors, but also appreciate the growth of plants, making the courtyard full of richness. Natural beauty, rustic rustic style.

No.10

Garden beds that can reconfigure space

Too small a garden space tends to feel cluttered and crowded, but creating garden beds with different paths can be a great way to reconfigure the space and make the whole space look bigger by breaking down the perspective. At the same time, these various garden flower beds provide additional seating areas for the courtyard.

No.11

Garden flower bed of colorful concrete blocks

There are many materials for building garden beds, but using concrete blocks is one of the most popular. Like this garden bed made of colorful concrete blocks and new concrete bricks, it's characterful and functional.

No.12

Tiered Pagoda Garden Beds

There is no limit to the height of a garden bed, like this tiered pagoda-style garden bed. You can use wooden frames to divide different levels and support them, or you can use steel bars or metal pipes, washers, etc., to separate them in turn to form this layered pagoda-style garden bed.

No.13

Use your garage door as a garden bed

One of the main reasons for the popularity of garden beds is that they can be easily completed through the flexible use of surrounding items. Like this garden bed made of garage doors. The special resin on the garage door allows it to last longer than other wood products without the need for waterproofing or painting, resulting in very low maintenance costs and a sleek look.

No.14

sunken garden beds

For a sloping courtyard, in addition to the entire area being terraced, a sunken garden flower bed can be directly created at a certain sight height, which is also dazzling and moving. For example, this garden flower bed on the pristine hillside, the stone terrace and the retaining wall reveal the original charm of the countryside, and the lush flower bed around it makes people instantly relax, traditional yet exquisitely crafted.

No.15

Milk crate garden bed

The milk crate can not only be used for storage and storage, but also can be used to make a box garden flower bed, and it can be completed by directly filling the soil and fertilizing without drilling drainage holes. This has been applied in many edible sky gardens, which is very convenient and practical.

Note: Garden gardens are planted in flower beds, which are easy to dry out and lack water in hot summer. Therefore, you need to always pay attention to the moisture and humidity in the garden planting beds.

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