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5 Easy DIY Raised Garden Bed Ideas and Plans

There are endless raised garden bed ideas and plans that you can get inspiration or learn from. A few cool designs and some tips are shared within this article. We’re going to focus on the easy and inexpensive ones so you build any type of raised garden beds by yourself rather than hire a professional landscaper, which helps save more money.

Raised garden beds create a more stunning yard. They absolutely add beauty to any garden as you can choose the style, design, type, size, shape, etc. These make the garden a little more organized and photo-op worthy. In addition, they are helpful for drainage, more secured from pets and small children, and easier for pruning, removing weeds, and of course, harvesting.

1. Wooden Raised Beds

One of the popular and most versatile raised garden bed ideas and plans involve wood. You can use scrap pieces of wood from logs or broken furniture. It is not a bad option to buy new ready-made wooden garden beds, too. But repurposing some pieces to create your dream flower or vegetable beds is a very practical idea.

Here are some creative ideas you may look into:

– Cedar Box Garden Bed

Wooden Raised Beds

Cedar Box Garden Bed

– Tired Raised Bed

Tired Raised Bed

Tired Raised Bed

– Raised Garden Bed Arbor

Raised Garden Bed Arbor

– Raised Bed with Benches

Raised Bed with Benches

2. Wattle Raised Beds

Wattle, which is created through weaving of sticks, is also one of the coolest and creative raised garden bed ideas and plans.

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Wattle Raised Beds

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3. Concrete/Cinder Block Raised Garden Beds

You can design a beautiful raised garden bed with concrete blocks. This is mostly used if the plants are smaller and thinner (not bushy or tend to branch out), such as flowers, spices and herbs.

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Concrete/Cinder Block Raised Garden Beds

4. Rock Spiral Raised Garden Beds

Pick up some pebbles from the beach or gather shapeless small rocks in the woods to build a spiral raised garden bed. This kind of material make not only a beautiful, creative look in the garden, but also protect your plants as it’s naturally durable and can withstand atmospheric conditions.

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Rock Spiral Raised Garden Beds

5. Metal Raised Garden Beds

Another DIY of our list of raised garden bed ideas & plans is a metal-based frame. Be sure to choose galvanized to last longer and prevent rusts.

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Metal Raised Garden Beds

As mentioned above, there are plenty of raised garden bed ideas and plans, but the easiest, most accessible and cheapest options are the enumerated five choices we just discussed. The question now is which one of these do you think is more practical for you and perfect for your garden?

Cheap Indoor Grow Setup – How to Build One

Inexpensive or cheap indoor grow setup might be your next project. Planning can be extensive or stress-free depending on the kind of plants you want to grow and how spacious the room is.

Let’s also clarify that plants grown indoors are not only limited to marijuana or cannabis, since not all countries are open about the idea of producing such plants that bring negative, and sometimes disturbing, effects. Arguably, it is a special topic to some gardeners as there are claims and proofs that this plant can be used for medicinal purposes. Hence, we will talk in general about how to make your own cheap indoor grow setup.

The use of lighting, ventilation, temperature, humidity, water, nutrients and other things is an important factor. It is a matter of how many or much is needed. To help you decide, let’s discuss the possible requirements based on your personal choice and garden needs of course.

4 Of The Best Expandable Hose That’ll Be Perfect For You

Expanding Horizons

Remember those expandable water toys from childhood? They’d be in the shape of different animals or even dinosaurs! You would drop them in a bucket of water and watch as they slowly grow in size! Provided you weren’t one of the unfortunate ones to swallow these little critters; you’d have fond nostalgic memories of them. The best expandable hoses share a similar trait with these water toys: water makes them grow!

Unlike those expanding water animals, though, you won’t have to eventually throw away your expandable hose. Instead, the hose will only shrink back into a compact and often pocketable size! Hence, gardeners who love to keep a neat garden and those who dislike heavy rubber garden hoses will love the expandable hose! Here are 4 of the very best that you can get!

A Quick Look

Best Expandable Hose	Length	Weight
Product Stop, Inc Expandable and Flexible Garden Hose	75 feet	2.1 lbs
PhoebusTech 100ft Expandable Garden Hose Set	33-100 feet	5.1 lbs
LawnPRO 50’ Expanding Garden Hose	20-50 feet	2.3 lbs
2017 Expandable Garden Hose	33-100 feet	4 lbs

8 Simple Tips for Growing Herbs in Pots

There is joy in growing hebes in pots and even in flower beds. This shrub features purple to red violet to crimson to red to blue to white flowers that can surely create an additional attraction to your garden. Let’s learn more how this flower is grown.

Origin

Hebe is an evergreen shrub which name is originated from the Greek goddess of youth. Although it is native to New Zealand and some to South America and Australia, it is a versatile plant that can thrive in different weather conditions. From summer to early winter, the floral foliage continues.

How Fast Does Bamboo Grow? Oh, It’s Swift!

How fast does bamboo grow and can I grow it even taller than the average height?

Bamboo is an evergreen perennial plant that belongs to a grass family. It is only considered or named as a tree based on the fact that it grows as tall as a regular tree. Varieties fall under two types of categories, running and clumping.

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