Raised Garden Beds & Other Garden Structures
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Autumn is the best time to order your custom raised beds!
Notice: Due to pandemic-driven bottlenecks at mills, cedar is well over double the price per board than it was in April, 2020. Heavy duty rough-sawn boards have become difficult to source in quantity -please inquire if interested in heavy duty raised beds as only some sizes will possible until the lumber marketplace relaxes.
Please contact Frank, owner of Artist & Builder, via the this link or via the contact tab, above, for project inquiries. You can also find me on Instagram @shelterwoodgardens.
Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens
For vegetable-growing containers, I use western red-cedar for its natural rot resistance, availability and relatively reasonable cost. We cannot eliminate decay of wooden garden structures, but relying on long-lasting cedar will give your raised beds the best aesthetics without fungicides and metals inherent to treated lumber. Artist & Builder can design, create, and install custom wood-framed raised beds, vegetable garden structures, trellising, and other wood structures for your gardens.
Things to Consider:
Things to Consider:
- The quantity of vegetables are you planning to grow.
- The amount of soil needed to fill a raised bed (a 4x10x1 raised bed has a volume of 40 cubic feet)
- Rabbit-proofing (there are tons of rabbits in the Minneapolis area)
- Deer-proofing (we have plenty of those too)
- Thicker lumber for increased longevity and sturdy aesthetics
- Paring down for the most economical raised beds
- Raised beds for a flower garden
