The Raised Garden I Designed and My Hubby Built

by Patty S

We constructed this beautiful garden with landscaping logs purchased from our local lumber yard. We covered existing grass with landscaping cloth and built the sections over the cloth. We hauled in a few ton of dirt ...oops not "we" ...my hubby of 85 years going on 50 did. Filled the sections and added a layer of green compost and turned it in. Planted it and voila...we have a garden. The arch and the rhubarb, daisies and clematis were put in a few years ago with the intension of a garden beyond it.

the raised garden i designed and my hubby built, diy, gardening, raised garden beds, woodworking projects, This section has radishes spinach beets carrots and rutabagas in the rows and zucchini squash at the end closest

This section has radishes, spinach, beets, carrots, and rutabagas in the rows and zucchini squash at the end closest.

the raised garden i designed and my hubby built, diy, gardening, raised garden beds, woodworking projects, The galvanized tubs have rainbow Swiss chard and red kale for garden center pieces

The galvanized tubs have rainbow Swiss chard and red kale for garden center pieces.

Walk through my garden

My husband Bob, intently creating.

the raised garden i designed and my hubby built, diy, gardening, raised garden beds, woodworking projects, First section finished this is the tomato and pepper garden

First section finished...this is the tomato and pepper garden

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Lisa House on Apr 28, 2015
You may be surprised that the rabbits show up even at those heights....hasn't stopped them in my yard...however, I live a couple of miles from a chemical waste disposal site so maybe the rabbits eating in my garden are HUGE! Nice job on your garden!

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- Patty S on Apr 29, 2015
  @Lisa House Mainly we built it this height so that I don't have to get on m y hand sand knees to plant, I am in my 70's and getting down and back up again is getting difficult even though I keep myself physically fit. I love gardening and this has been a dream come true for me. My doggies keep the rabbits out of the yard, so I have no problems with that.
  
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Sarah on Jun 04, 2016
Your husband did a great job

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