Are you dreaming about spring? Chirping birds, blooming snowdrops, sunshine and seeds. Life is good!
Maybe you’ve even dropped by the local garden center to see what plants are available. Pansies yet?
Soon masses of multi-colored annuals and those veggie flats will make a grand appearance. Tomatoes, squash, peppers, and herbs.
But where will your new plants go? Hopefully in this elevated garden bed from Backyard Boxes.
So we are thrilled that Backyard Boxes is back better than ever. This time, the winner scores a 4-foot-long cedar wood elevated garden bed. Over $300 ARV. With no bending over some might even say priceless!
And be sure to savor the scent of cedar when assembling this product. Best smelling prize ever. Backyard Boxes are handcrafted in Denver, Colorado. USA products for the win!!
HOW TO ENTER TO WIN!!!
Simply fill out the ViralKit form at the very end of this post! Winner must enter a valid email address.
Read more: Spring Forward with Backyard Boxes $300 Garden Bed Giveaway!
Comfortable & easy gardening with Backyard Boxes!
Imagine living in a world where you can have your cake and eat it too.
Owning an elevated garden bed from Backyard Boxes does just that. No bending over! The most convenient and comfortable gardening possible. If you are between 3 and 103, you will love this garden bed.
This elevated garden bed is 4-feet-long and roughly 2 feet wide. Plenty of room for flowers or veggies!
Its 16-inch depth is still deep enough for a few cherry tomato plants if that’s your goal. Imagine plucking fresh candy-like cherry tomatoes just feet from your door.
An elevated garden bed that stands 30″ tall in total. So whether you are planting or plucking produce, one never has to stoop. A waist level garden.
As I grow (ahem) older….I realize how nice it is to have a dedicated gardening spot that doesn’t break the back or stresses aching knees.
No one should give up the joy of gardening because they aren’t as mobile as they used to be. What a great gift for grandma and grandpa!
Quality control – let’s talk about materials and technique!
Backyard Boxes handcrafts their Elevated Garden Boxes from 100% untreated, dried cedar. Cedar is a very rot and insect resistant wood making it last much longer than other wood gardens would.
There’s a reason that Biblical King Solomon built his temple out of cedar wood. Only the best for a king.
A liner is included with the garden bed to help retain the soil. It also has bottom boards for this same purpose but includes gaps for drainage, preventing plants from getting waterlogged and the wood from rotting.
Each elevated garden bed starts with an external frame made from 2″ lumber. To create the sides, 1″ thick boards are inserted into the frame to increase stability and support against outward soil pressure. And thick wood lasts longer. Period.
Overlapping panels help the side walls resist soil pressure and reduce bowing and warping of the wood over time, they also help make sure soil cannot spill out between boards.
If you’ve ever attempted to make wood garden beds, you might have experienced the “bulging sides” of a homemade effort. Not good!
Backyard Boxes utilizes old-world techniques with quality materials for a product that functions just as good as it looks. Sleek modern farmhouse design!
Assembly process of the elevated garden bed
Backyard Boxes products are shipped flat in a box. This elevated garden bed has four already fully assembled sides needing to be bolted together. The whole assembly process takes 5 minutes. Easy peasy.
Fewer parts, including hardware, simplifies the process. Only 8 bolts and 8 washers are required. The only tool needed is a 7/16 socket wrench, but a drill speeds up the process. You still might want to hand tighten.
Backyard Boxes also put out an excellent 7 minute assembly video. Highly recommend! The biggest takeaway is that you will assemble the product upside down and turn it over when finished.
When you flip the bed right side up, evenly lay down the bottom boards on the attached rails. Two boards have cutouts so they fit tightly around the posts. The other 9 slats are straight.
Leave an even finger space between the slats to allow water to escape. Not only will this keep plants from getting waterlogged, but trapped water does make wood (even cedar!) rot faster than it should.
Last, staple the fabric to the sides of the bed. Or, the weight of the soil holds the fabric in place equally well if you choose not to staple it. Just make sure the fabric goes corner to corner.
The elevated garden bed is a customizable process
Perhaps the best feature of Backyard Boxes is how incredibly customizable their products are.
Choose a size, length, width, and depth suitable to your planting needs and requirements.
Most annuals and veggies will be fine with a depth of 12″ but other plants such as tomatoes will prefer that 16″ depth for those roots to roam.
You also must decide if you’d like a 3 ft, 4ft, or 5th length. It depends on usage and weight. Smaller sizes are easier to move, but a larger length will allow for more plants. It’s totally up to you!
Perhaps the best solution is to order two elevated beds, one to create an Italian garden and the other for salsa night.
In the first bed, grow a few tomatoes, basil, and oregano. And the second bed you could grow a few onions, cilantro, Jalapeños, serranos, or habaneros to add heat.
Either way, plenty of room to dream!
Style, stain, and shipping of the elevated garden bed
It’s a no-brainer that this sleek and sophisticated elevated planter will elevate your style.
Easy on the eyes and easy on the wallet. You can have one for roughly $300. Not bad for a planter you’ll use for many years to come.
To keep your garden organic, Backyard Boxes only uses non-toxic stains from Vermont Natural Coatings. No one wants chemicals from the stain to leach into the soil and into the food grown in that soil.
There are seven colored stain choices to select from, I find Garden Green and Autumn Red to be particularly attractive.
Since the cedar wood is untreated, you also have the option of going with a clean stain. This is a good plan because over time, even the best wood wears down and the clear stain will slow that process down.
I was surprised how quickly the product was shipped. I blinked and here it was on my doorstep! Ready to be planted in. Let the dreaming begin!
Last tips for the ultimate gardening experience
Fill your bed with compost, topsoil, and potting soil. I splurged and used potting soil exclusively, adding a bit of perlite.
But buying potting soil in bags is pricey. It can be found cheap on FB marketplace if you’re willing to look. Tom bought me a pallet of potting soil last year for $1 a bag. I’m still glowing.
This is partly why I appreciate garden boxes/garden beds so much. One can control the exact environment the plants grow in, unlike planting directly into the ground.
If you want produce that is 100% organic, you can have it with Backyard Boxes!
Fertilizing once a week with fish emulsion and adding nutrients to the soil will get those plants lush and flush budding with vegetables.
I’ll plant three cherry tomato plants and a few basil plants in my elevated garden. Then I can pluck a few tomatoes feet from my doorstep.
When the weather warms up, I promise to share my pictures in this elevated garden bed. Cross your “green fingers” for me! Until then, Happy Spring you all!
Lots of flowers!
Love your site!
Would love to win the contest!
This raised garden planter box is handsome and would be nice to have in my garden. No bending! Absolutely Love it!
great for gardener as we age!
bring spoiled with this
I would simply love to have this backyard box.
Would for sure help my back!
This is great for elderly people!
I love this beautiful planter! Since we all like fresh tomatoes it would also be my choice!
several kinds of lettuce
Squash! Tomatoes too of course and maybe some leafy greens before it gets too hot. This would be an awesome Raised Bed for this young at heart gardener! 🥰
tomatoes and herbs
Cucumbers, peppers
Garden boxes make it easier to garden as you get older.
I would plant herbs. This raised bed is beautiful and perfect for those of us “mature gardeners”.
Off my knees gardening would be a dream!
I love this. I would gift this to my mom. She loves to garden.
This would be wonderful to start a vegetable garden!
This would elevate my garden and be the improvement it needs!
Beautiful!
The box is perfect for vegetables that bunnies would normally eat if planted directly in the ground. So, I would plant lettuce and a few herbs.
I would plants flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds
This planter box would be PERFECT for my yard. I have a very very strick HOA and we are unable to have a garden, but I can have this great planter box on my huge porch. This will enable me to grow veggies.
I love that it is made of cedar and is elevated!
I would love this.
Thanks for the chance. Would love to win this very nice looking box.
I would plant carrots and onions!
Nice box! Unfortunately, I don’t have a garden. I remodeled my small deck since I live in the city. I do have a green thumb, I know that for sure. Take care, Cathy.
I and my wife would plant tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants, then wait for a big harvest!😋😋😋
Some tomato plants.
Flowers of course
Herbs and green onions!
Love the idea of a raised bed. Much easier on the back.
I would love to plant lots of herbs and maybe some catnip.
I would love this for my cherry tomatoes. I have a bad back and it hurts when I have to bend over it pick them, this would help me a lot
I would love to plant flowers, several easy to maintain. I also would love to grow some fruits and vegetables. I have grown blueberries, squash, cantaloupes, watermelons, grape tomatoes in the past. I let a a few grape tomatoes go bad, then squish the seeds and plant them on my deck so the rabbits, birds and deer can’t get to them. The squash got very big. I save lots of seeds and plant them. I saved the seeds from Sunflowers and planted them the next year. Since I have a septic tank, I can’t put things down the sink, so I compost a lot of food waste, like egg shells, banana peels, etc. I live on several acres of land, with lots of woods, lots of deer (over 20-30 can be in my yard in the morning), rabbits, wild turkeys, etc. Every year my little hummingbird come back to the tree at my bedroom window. He was late coming last year.
I have always wanted a raised garden bed or large planter. I think this one would help my veggies and plants survive the deer. I have about 15 or more Crape Myrtles in white, dark pink and lite pink. They are pretty easy to maintain. I have different varieties of them as well. I had a Pink Dogwood, but someone ran over it and killed it.
Since my property is built over old coal mines, the soil is very poor. I would plant herbs/vegetables, depending on the size.
It would have to be veggies.
I would love a place to grow strawberries and maybe mint. I am not a great gardener and we live in a desert so it’s hard to keep plants going. Strawberries and mint plants tend to take over beds so a planter is ideal.
Agreed! Mint is yummy to make teas with but is so intrustive, it took over my side yard!
Hi I have never been able to garden well. But my daughter on the other hand loves it. And does a beautiful job! I am writing to you to put my daughter in the contest. Because I know she would love this and put it to good use for her garden. I thank you so much for this opportunity
summer squash
Good answer! Summer squash is sooooo tasty!!!
I would plant some veggies in it. I always wanted one of these. This is a nice one.
HERBS AND GREENS
I love the raised garden. This would be perfect in my yard for easy planting.
This would be perfect for tomatoes and herbs! I like the idea of tomatoes and Basil for fresh garden caprese or fresh sauces for pasta!
Would love to not have to lean over
I would plant some vegetables. I cannot plant them in the ground because of moles and I love fresh vegetables.
I would absolutely love this! Id plant some different flowers in all colors to enjoy!
I love this!!
I’d plant an Herb Garden first! I’d read up and see if flowers and herbs do well together and possibly plant some beautiful flowers in there as well!
Elevated Garden Beds like this are a must as I get older, especially with arthritis in my neck. They are so nice!
Vegetables!