If I Started Over, I’d Change the Layout, Not the Beds
Six years and four beds later, I finally stood back and looked at the whole yard at once instead of one bed at a…
Raised Beds
Choosing Bed Height When Your Knees Aren’t What They Used to Be
I built our first beds low, the way most guides suggest, without thinking about what kneeling on hard ground for an hour would feel…
Lining a Raised Bed Against Burrowing Critters
I found a tunnel running straight under one of our beds and realized I'd never lined the bottom of any of them. Here's what…
How Wide Is Too Wide? I Found Out By Getting It Wrong
One of our beds is wide enough that I can't reach the middle from either side without stepping onto the soil. I built it…
What Six Years Taught Me About Raised Bed Corner Joints
I knelt down last week to check the corners on our oldest bed, six years in, and compared them to the newer ones. Some…
Why My Fourth Raised Bed Ended Up a Different Height
The fourth bed in our yard sits four inches taller than the other three, and it wasn't a design choice. It was leftover lumber…