14 Tall Raised Mattress & Salad Desk Concepts — Empress of Dust

Tall raised backyard beds and salad tables make gardening simpler and extra accessible whereas serving to deter pests like rabbits. This picture gallery shares concepts from house gardens.

Whereas these beds do require extra soil and compost than conventional beds, there are good methods to fill the field with out losing good soil.

Collage of various tall raised garden beds and salad tables.

Tall Backyard Beds for Simple Entry

Tall raised beds preserve vegetation inside straightforward attain—a sensible alternative for anybody who finds bending or kneeling troublesome. In addition they assist deter ground-level pests like rabbits and add a neat, visually interesting aspect to the backyard.

The preliminary materials prices are better than a normal raised mattress—since you’re doubling or tripling the field measurement—however it’s properly price it for these of us who hope to have a tendency a backyard for years to return.

Salad tables, that are basically raised beds on legs, are one other good choice. I’ve mine on wheels so I can transfer them round for added solar or shade.

Take a look on the photographs beneath to seize concepts in your backyard. Most planters are comprised of wooden as a result of I dwell in a termite-free area. If I’ve constructing plans, they’re included within the Assets part.

Tall Raised Beds

Raised garden beds surrounded by stone mulch and lavender plants — Tall raised beds surrounded by stone mulch

Whereas tall raised beds are glorious for stopping again and knee pressure, there are drawbacks. Together with costing extra to construct, you’ll want extra soil. Or do some good workarounds.

This lists a lot of intelligent methods to avoid wasting on soil prices both by filling the majority of the house with different supplies or creating false bottoms inside the bins.

Tall wooden raised beds planted with fruits and vegetables. — Tiered raised backyard beds

These pretty, tiered beds (above) use one other cost-saving measure: construct the beds finish to finish. That cuts some wooden prices proper there.

If you happen to’re questioning which sort of wooden to make use of, the choice begins at your native lumber yard. Price and availability are every little thing. The place I dwell, cedar can be the neatest alternative however the value is unaffordable, so I decide to make use of a thick pine that lasts round 10 years in our climate circumstances.

Tall wooden vegetable bed — Tall picket vegetable mattress

Most vegetation want lower than a foot of soil depth for root house in order that’s the place to place your finest soil and compost. In my tall beds, I used free soil from a pond excavation to fill the decrease two thirds.

Metal stock tank used as vegetable planter — Steel inventory tank used as vegetable planter

These metallic inventory tanks have develop into well-liked decisions each for small backyard ponds and tall raised beds. Earlier than utilizing one, make sure you examine with the producer to make sure the supplies are food-safe (if rising meals) and watertight (if used for water).

Personally, I need all supplies to be meals protected no matter use as a result of I don’t need any potential contaminants seeping into my soil.

Raised garden bed with built-in privacy wall. — Tall raised mattress with built-in privateness wall

This raised mattress (above) is in my backyard. I prolonged the again posts to assist the privateness wall. You may see how I constructed it right here.

Tall wooden raised bed with squash plants — Tall picket raised mattress with squash vegetation

The wooden mattress (above) is planted with squashes. It’s finest to place the trellis in place at planting time so you possibly can information the plant because it grows.

Tall wooden raised bed with tomato plants — Tall picket raised mattress with tomato vegetation

Discover how the beds (above) are sitting on bricks? It is a good thought for damp climates so the wooden will not be sitting on the bottom. This can undoubtedly enhance the lifespan of the wooden.

Tall, painted raised garden bed — Tall, painted raised backyard mattress

The wood-stained raised mattress (above) is filled with greens and herbs. If you happen to take pleasure in backyard artwork like I do, contemplate portray designs on the facet panels or including artwork or a backyard signal.

Square, tall raised bed with allium flowers — Sq., tall raised mattress with allium flowers

The raised beds (above) are some form of plastic composite (hopefully comprised of previous plastics). The elements click on collectively to create no matter measurement mattress you need. I’m not a fan of the colour however maybe there are different choices.