Building raised beds in the fall is one of those gardening tasks that might seem like extra work, but trust me, it's worth every bit of effort! Getting your raised beds ready now means you'll be ahead ...

Lots of cool-season vegetables can be planted now. Vegetable gardens may be grown in-ground or in raised beds, even in containers. Because they provide several advantages, planting in raised beds is ...

Raised beds are generally built about 8 to 12 inches high, but may be higher. Those built up high enough to sit on the edge while you garden are particularly easy on the back. They can allow gardeners ...

Growing in raised beds can be a convenient method for overcoming challenges associated with in-ground gardening, such as poorly drained soil, rocky soil, heavy-clay soil, contaminated soil or ...

Q: I am planning on building raised beds for my vegetable garden. What is the best wood to use for this project? I want these beds to last as long as possible, so am wondering if treated wood is the ...

Gardener Bob Caldwell, left, and Sue Scott work to build one of the walls of a raised bed in the Fir Street Community Garden. Gardeners from Community Organic Gardens of Sequim built five raised beds ...

ROCHESTER — Raised garden beds can make gardening easier. You can make them any size for any living space — from large outdoor beds to small containers for smaller spaces. Research shows that if you ...

Have you toyed with the idea of putting in a small garden where you could grow some fresh, tasty vegetables? The best way to get lots of vegetables from the smallest space with the least effort is by ...

There are several materials you can use to build a raised bed garden. Some of the most popular are cedar, pine, and concrete blocks. The advantages of raised beds are numerous: the soil warms up much ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The pandemic has turned Claudia Dane and her husband into gardeners. "At the beginning of COVID I noticed we were eating one of our favorite things, which is bread, mozzarella, basil ...

Raised garden beds offer advantages over traditional in-ground gardening, especially for those with soil issues or limited mobility. When selecting materials, consider factors like rot resistance, ...