A quality raised garden bed will improve your soil’s drainage while also protecting your plants from pests (think rabbits and ...

The wood requirements for a building a raised garden bed differ substantially from pretty much everything else in your garden ...

Raised wooden garden beds offer certain benefits, but before you build them, learn more about their downsides as well. Here are their top drawbacks.

A minimum depth of 12 inches is good for most herbs and shallow-rooted vegetables. For root crops like carrots or potatoes, ...

There are many different types of materials that can be used for a raised-bed garden, so let’s take a look at some of the options. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Many ...

With winter behind us, we gardeners look forward to planting in spring, deciding on preferred vegetables and flowers and where to plant them for the best possible results. We purchase from garden ...

The file GardenBoxes_photos.zip contains three photos, suggested captions and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions explaining how to build a preserved wood raised bed. The file size is about 22MB.

Researchers at Oregon State University have confirmed it is safe to grow vegetables and herbs in raised beds built with preserved wood. Chemicals from the wood preservative will not migrate ...

Wooden raised beds come in different sizes, depending on the space available. A wooden raised bed allows me to grow plants and flowers before transplanting them into pots, beds and borders.