Raised Garden Bed With an Decorative Eye Catcher

A raised garden bed is very practically for different reasons. Of course it is back-friendly, but also helps your plants to grow rapidly to a rich harvest.

Putting up a raised bed in your backyard, you may want to give it a nice look as well.

I show you how I did that.

Supplies

The aim was to use only materials left from other projects. So I had little mix of materials. Anyway, to get the look seen on the pictures you should use the following:

Front side (visible side)
Wooden Rhombus Bar 21x68mm
length according to what is available or desired
Material: Larch tree (or what is available in your area)
Back side (or less visible sides)
Can be made of boards available, since Rhombus Bars are usually more expensive
Board size according to desired bed size
Top cover
The top should be covered by boards to protect the sides
Bracket sheets to install the boards to the sides
Corner Posts
I used strong 100x100mm larch wood bars. They give it solid look
To connect the sides the corners can also be made of much smaller bars placed inside.
Other materials
Dimpled sheet to protect the inner sides from moisture
Stables or nails for
Chicken wire to keep out rodents
Fretwork tools for the decoration element (if no cnc mill is available)
Decoration
For my "Garden Fairy" I used a template from etsy.com
For little money you get printable svg data
Fairy svg | Etsy DE
Screws to connect bars and boards to corner posts
Wood stain for long time protection (should be renewed each year)

Step 1: Cutting and Pre Assembly

Cut all boards and bars and posts to the desired length
Pre assemble the front and back sides as seen on the picture

Step 2: Assembly of All 4 Sides

Assemble all 4 sides
Connect to the corner posts
Install dimpled sheet and chicken wire inside the bed

Step 3: Top Cover and Filling

Install the boards on the top by using sheet brackets for example
Paint all sides and the top with wood stain
Fill the bed with all sorts of green waste and lots of soil

Step 4: Decoartion

The decoration element can make a real difference and turns any raised bed into an eye catcher

Choose a decorative template e.g. from etsy.com
Fairy svg | Etsy DE
cut with fretwork tool
If it is a complex shape as my "Garden Fairy" ask someone with a CNC Mill to cut it for you
paint in a nice colour
install to the bed