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Raised cut flower garden as well. These days raised beds are reaching new heights. First imagined for

wheelchair use, these higher beds have been a game changer for so many of us that have gardened
throughout the years stooped over or on our knees.
Garden 1. Garden anywhere Raised beds have reimagined where we can garden. We are no longer

restricted to a fixed spot in the yard. Think balcony, deck, patio… We can move our garden around
Beds and off the ground at our convenience.

2. Extending the gardening season on both ends. Because the soil in a raised bed is
above the surface of the ground it warms up quicker in the spring and offers an earlier start to our
garden chores, staying 6-10 degrees warmer throughout the growing season.

3. Nutrient rich. The greater depth of the soil in a raised bed garden maintains a larger
concentration of nutrients and is a more economical use of fertilizers and amendments within the
growing zone.

4. Easier on your roots! In a flat-plane traditional garden there is foot and equipment
traffic which can compact garden soil which is not the case in a raised bed that is elevated and
away from paths and walkways.

5. Save water. Raised beds also make watering better for the plant material, water can reach
the roots with no run-off and drain better as well.

6. Fewer pests. Because the plants are closer to eye level it’s easier to see insect damage and
manage it quickly and it’s too high for rabbits to nibble vegetables.

Because there are many raised also one of my favorites—is the herbs and flowers within your
outside space and they always
neat appearance they bring to
bed options to pick from. I have
“ a variety to suit specific the property and how well they look attractive. of Cape Cod
purposes. There are a couple of
incorporate with shrub and
If you are new to gardening there are raised beds for
legged (off the ground)
perennial beds around them.
lightweight plastic ones on my
whatever you want to grow.” - Priscilla Husband
deck where I keep my lettuce A grouping of raised beds
can be a mix of
and herbs close to the vegetables,
The raised bed culture began with the Chinese thousands of years ago. There had been few kitchen and some deep, ground
evolutions to the suburban backyard garden until raised beds were re-introduced in the eighties up, waist-high large beds for
in the U.S. With all the varieties and options it’s a new and fun way of gardening. all my vegetable needs set on
the ground near my compost.
Some raised beds have shelves below for your tools and watering can and others are very deep, from Raised beds come in plastic,
the ground up to the waist, for larger vegetable gardening. Some are just a few inches off the ground wood and even a lightweight
still with all the benefits that raised gardens bring. You can now garden on your patio, deck and in cement board that will
small areas where ground gardening wasn’t possible before. I have even put wheels on my cedar bed last for years. One
legs to move it in and out of the sun or wind on my deck. last benefit—

If you are new to gardening there are raised beds for whatever you
want to grow. If you want to start with herbs or lettuce—there are
shallow raised beds for that. Perhaps you want to grow beets and
onions—there are deeper beds for that. And if you want to grow
tomatoes and peppers there are trough planters—raised beds with
a deeper center for deep rooted vegetables. The benefits are many
for the vegetable gardener and I have even included a few for my