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Raised Beds: Who Has a Cool Design?

Looking for raised-bed design ideas? Check out the photos posted by VegetableGardener.com members, and show us your own creations.

By Ruth Dobsevage
Do you grow veggies in raised beds? Post a photo and share your raised-bed design with other gardeners.
Photo/Illustration: MacChick

Raised beds are a hot topic this time of year, and if you’re looking for design ideas, you’ve come to the right place. Take a look at what other gardeners are doing, and if you have any questions about the design, materials, or construction, click on the link and post a comment on that page (you must be logged in to post a comment). If you’d like to show off your own raised beds, post a photo in the Gallery, and I’ll add it to this collection.

For in-depth information, check out the raised-bed articles and videos on VegetableGardener.com.

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Cement garden bed
posted by monusgardner 		  Cement garden bed   My new veggie bed
posted by JadaE		 My new veggie bed!
         
A new gardener’s brick raised beds
posted by dina kenga		  A new gardener's brick raised beds   Raised bed gardens reach new heights
posted by Jodi Torpey		 Raised bed gardens reach new heights
         
Raised Bed Designs
posted by AnneBerry		  Raised bed designs   DIY Raised Bed Seat
posted by Greg Holdsworth		 DIY raised bed seat
         
Raised bed pest cover
posted by Greg Holdsworth		  Raised bed pest cover   Video: Creating school raised bed gardens
posted by JMTaylor		 Video: Creating school raised bed gardens
         
My first garden
posted by Wrobelfamily		  My first garden   Raised beds
posted by veghead56		 raised beds
         
My 1st Garden!posted by KimberlyAWood,  My 1st garden!   Raised bed design
posted by GmaSandi		 Raised bed design
         
Concrete raised garden beds
posted by Troy_R		  Here is the bed after stacking the blocks.   My 2010 raised beds garden
posted by Troy_R		 Right bed has watermelons, cantaloupe, tomatillos, 3 varieties of peppers, and carrots.
         
Summer is finally here
posted by worms		  Summer is finally here   Straw garden
posted by Born2Garden		 Straw bale
         
Raised garden bed
posted by wscraps		  4x8x18 redwood box, filled with a mix of top soil, compost, sand and steer manure.   Paying your gardening skills forward
posted by Greg Holdsworth		 Paying your gardening skills forward
         
New raised bed in front yard
posted by LeslieinPayson		 New raised bed in front yard   Mounded Vegetable Beds
posted by Gardenquilter		 Mounded vegetable beds
         
Modern raised veggi beds
posted on FineGardening by 4748slangal		 Modern raised veggi beds   Water saving raised bed garden
posted on FineGardening by pbowling		 Water saving raised bed garden
         
My 2010 North Carolina organic garden
posted by DaleRodia		  2010 North Carolina organic garden   Raised beds in winter
posted by Pl_Grove_Gardener		 Taken January 23, 2010
         
Tomatoes and carrots to be!
posted by FawmGurl		 Tomatoes and carrots to be!   Raised bed kitchen garden in Ohio
posted by spottedhare		 Raised bed kitchen garden in Ohio
         
T-shaped beds
posted by PeterDurand		 Concrete raised bed Raised beds and patio
posted by worms		 Raised beds and patio
         
Raised beds in Seattle
posted by buggin		 Raised beds in Seattle   Mini-hoop house
posted by Ellen_Kay		 Mini-hoop house
         
My very first real garden
posted by hootkitty		   2009 kitchen garden
posted by MacChick
         
Plano victory garden
posted by Greg Holdsworth		   Raised bed gardening
posted by ThePureGardener
         
New raised beds
posted by MoniDew		      
         

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