I have a variety of new seeds to plant (a gift from a neighbor), and would like to begin the process of raised bed building. I've found good instructions in Sunset magazine, they are for sale by square foot gardening, and I found some great ideas (all well out of my reach, but oh well) on houzz.
I would like to start with two raised beds, simple enough to do. One would be for moonlight green beans. I think I could do something simple and small, like a 4 x 6 (or 8) box. I'd also like to raise a small corrugated tin box in my herb garden to raise my herbs, preferably by about one foot. It would be easy, and then I could also plant vines that would drape down over the metal and onto the rock barrier.
Here are a few ideas about unorthodox raised beds:
<div><a href='http://www.houzz.com/photos/1046835/Edible-Garden-eclectic-landscape-san-francisco'><img src='http://st.houzz.com/simages/1046835_0_3-5592-eclectic-landscape.jpg' border=0 width='240' height='320' /></a></div><div style='color:#444;'><small><a style='text-decoration:none;color:#444;' href='http://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic/landscape'>Eclectic Landscape design</a> by <a style='text-decoration:none;color:#444;' href='http://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architect/san-francisco'>San Francisco Landscape Architect</a> <a style='text-decoration:none;color:#444;' href='http://www.houzz.com/pro/arterra/arterra-llp-landscape-architects'>Arterra LLP Landscape Architects</a></small></div>
OK, the picture did not embed. Here's a link. Bottom line is that I am somewhat reluctant to start building temporary raised beds out of wood. I would much prefer to use reclaimed materials, especially galvanized tin. I am looking for an aesthetic as well as a practical solution.
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