Building a raised garden bed for your flowers is satisfying ... consider swapping your plans for wood-framed raised beds for ...

Because I have a penchant for rocks, stone is my go-to perimeter for my raised garden beds. But in reality, almost anything that holds soil works well. Wooden construction is popular, but metal, ...

Quick and easy covers can be used with a raised bed to begin early or extend the season well into the winter. Easier Access and Maintenance: Depending on the height of the bed, you can minimize the ...

Really cheap. Many raised-garden kits cost upwards of $100, but these bricks sell for around $3 each and you only need four of them for a basic bed. Between the bricks and four lengths of suitable ...

Raised beds allow you to improve your garden soil, or even grow crops where there’s no soil at all. Most people use wooded-sided beds, but you can create a raised bed by just putting a thick layer of ...

They make an excellent choice for areas with compacted or heavy clay soil, or even when gardening over the pavement. Tall raised beds make an accessible choice that reduces or eliminates bending ...

(Photo courtesy of John Rusk) In this column, we continue the ongoing project of developing a butterfly garden bed based on locally native California plants. This garden became available when we ...

A COUPLE embalmed their "skeletal" son after trying to treat his fatal illness with garlic then buried him in the garden ... mum and dad kept him in their bed for eight days for a "ritual".

Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration It’s said we spend a third of our lives in bed – for some of us, it’s significantly more, if we factor in all those ...

Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips ... Enter: the trusty sofa bed – a hardworking, dual-functional piece of furniture that enables you to accommodate overnight guests comfortably.

The same report states that the homeowner wrote to the council in September 2023 to dispute that the level of the garden had been raised by more than 300mm and that planning permission was required.

How to get rid of common pests in the garden can be one of the most challenging parts of protecting your hard work. Find the best way to deter pests in our expert guides.