When you decide to build a garden from scratch, you'll quickly find yourself facing some big decisions. For one, should you plant in the ground or build raised beds? And if you go with raised beds, ...

Choosing the right wood for your raised garden beds is no small matter. Depending on what wood you go with, you could enjoy your raised beds for many, many years to come - or discover that you have to ...

Does the type of lumber used in making a raised bed for growing vegetables matter? I was hoping to recycle some lumber, but what I've collected is painted and may or may not be treated. Does the age ...

Greenes Fence’s wooden raised beds come in over a dozen shapes and sizes, letting you choose the style that best fits your property. All beds can be assembled without tools — their walls slide into ...

The raised garden bed is not a new concept. It’s likely raised beds were originally used to deal with poor or rocky soil, poor drainage, erosion and soil compaction. And those are still important ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Hugelkultur is a funny-sounding German word — which ...

Fix a raised garden bed that's falling apart with these simple solutions. Whether your raised garden is built from wood, stone, metal, or cinder blocks, raised bed gardens need regular maintenance to ...

At a recent environmental conference sponsored by a group called Beyond Pesticides, I attended a workshop on wood safety. About 50 people were gathered for this workshop, which presented alternatives ...

In the wake of the pandemic, many of us dove hands first into a new hobby, gardening. And by gardening, we mean learning the ins and outs of houseplants. Now, more than one year later (and armed with ...

Gardener warns of using 'toxic' treated wood for raised plant beds - 'paid the price!' Raised plant beds are ideal for growing fruit and vegetables in the garden, and they can even be made from ...

You don’t need a sprawling lawn to be a gardener. Any outdoor space — be it a balcony or small patch of grass — can be home to a raised garden bed. Though useful for all gardeners, they’re especially ...