In regards to planting, there is nothing like the joys of a vegetable garden. It’s a whole lot of work, however in the end it is the gift that keeps on giving. For months this season we had fantastic exotic lettuces for nightly salads. They do not only taste better, and not needing to go to the supermarket make a salad that far more enjoyable!
Tomatoes are only becoming ripe in our Midwestern locale, even though I’m sure many of you’ve had them. Our beans have been eaten by bunnies and our beets haven’t done well two years in a row, but it doesn’t prevent us from trying.
Our one big mistake was not doing a raised bed right out the gate. It’s been five decades, and we keep fighting back the marijuana that always threatens to take over. I’m determined someday to get those raised bed gardens completed (along with a shed). So I’m on the search for great thoughts. Here are some to think about as you consider planting seasons ahead.
Leslie Ebert
A raised bed doesn’t have to be 3 ft off the ground! Stone or brick edge walls and dirt paths are all gorgeous strategies to specify your own vegetable beds and also make it easier to pick the fruits of your labour.
Paradise Restored Landscaping & Exterior Design
Stone walls are timeless means to specify the space, whether you go for a grid or an organic shape similar to this.
Shades Of Green Landscape Architecture
Wood boxes are a timeless for raised beds, but beware of using materials that will either rust or float into the soil. Check with your local garden center or a garden designer to find the best materials for your site.
That I love the timeless four-square grid for a vegetable garden. No matter the size of your lawn, this design can work — only scale it to match.
Rob Kyne
Here timber boxes create a spot to perch as you pick your herbs and veggies. The timeless gravel treatment is cheap, functional and beautiful.
Avant Garden
Raised beds may vary in size and shape, based on what they contain, and may become a design element themselves.
Arterra Landscape Architects
Raised beds are great for sloped areas that need terraced plantings.
Natalie DeNormandie
A formal planting design is classic and clean and makes it effortless to get the goodies.
littlejanest.com.au
Garden Labels
Garden sticks to name all the veggies and herbs add charm to any garden.
shop.royalvkb.com
Herb Garden Royal VKB – EUR 34.95
Do not have the room for a veggie garden? Start with a kitchen countertop herb garden instead.
inhabitatshop.com
Garden in a Bag – $9
You can even develop parsley in a pouch.
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Unexpected Edible Gardens
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How to Produce a Stacked Stone Fire Pit
Herb Gardens for Indoors and Out