(StatePoint) Fairly easy to construct and even easier to maintain, raised garden beds are a great way to raise plants and vegetables in the comfort and convenience of your backyard. In a recent ...

What if you want a vegetable garden, but don’t have a backyard large enough to till up a spot for it? Or perhaps you are cursed with non-draining red clay or sandy soil that dries out quickly.

With a raised garden bed, you can grow twice as much in half the space. Mike McGrath shares tips on how to raise the garden yourself. Skip in Warrenton, Virginia, writes: “Like lots of NoVA homeowners ...

Even if you've been saving inspiration images of raised bed gardens for months, coming up with a raised bed layout for your own space requires both aesthetic and practical considerations. "Designing a ...

If you have been thinking of starting a vegetable garden, consider building or buying a raised bed. Raised beds are popular for a variety of reasons. They drain faster than typical garden beds due to ...

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 ...

Here's exactly how deep your raised garden beds should be to grow veggies, herbs, and flowers. Growing vegetables, flowers, and herbs in a raised garden bed is a handy solution if you have poor soil ...

There are lots of options in terms of costs and durability. They offer great access - around the garden and for those with limited mobility, especially when they are positioned in a way that allows ...

Sometimes the best view isn’t what you see through a window but what catches your eye underneath it. Window boxes deliver color, edibles and fragrance. They’re practical, too, as raised-bed gardens ...

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 ...