Bring your gardening to new heights with an elevated planter box. “Why,” you ask, “a garden box on legs?”
There are several benefits to an elevated planter:
Offers “no-bend” gardening, reducing strain on the gardener’s knees and back.
Great for gardens where dirt space is scarce.
Puts your garden within close reach.
Enables urban dwellers without a dirt patch a way to get garden bounty on a balcony or any spot where four legs and a box will fit.
Gets delicate crops off the ground and out of reach of pets and pests (take that, slugs).
Gives more control over soil and water conditions for edible gardens.
Portability enables you to chase the seasonal sun or move the planter to various light conditions depending on what you are growing.
Here’s a roundup of five of our favorites:
Above: Above: Add an instant vegetable garden on your patio or balcony with the VegTrug Elevated Planter. A generous 70 inches long, 30 inches wide, and 30.5 inches tall, it has a V-shape base that enables planting of deep root plants (tomatoes, carrots, etc.) in the center and shallow-rooted growers on the sides. It includes a fitted fabric liner to keep soil contained while letting excess water drain. Shown in charcoal, it is $299 at Gardener’s Supply. Above: A Rectangular Wooden Raised Garden Bed is 46 inches long and 22 inches wide; $109.99 from BCP. Above: Made in the USA of rot-resistant unfinished Western red cedar, the Gronomics Rustic Elevated Garden Bed is 9 inches deep and measures 48 inches long, 24 inches wide and 32 inches high. It has a slatted bottom to accommodate drainage and includes filter fabric to keep soil in while allowing water out; $209.37 at Amazon. Above: A Rolling Cedar Patio Garden is made of cedar with powder coated aluminum legs; $169 from Gardener’s Supply Co. Above: An Elevated Table Garden from MiniFarm Box made of untreated cedar has a lower storage shelf and is resistant to termites and rot. It measures 48 inches long by 24 inches wide by 36 inches tall; $269. Do you favor wooden planters? See our Favorite Square Wooden Planters and A Planter with Pedigree. We also have a soft spot for Galvanized Planters. And over on Remodelista, Julie spotted Colorful Concrete Planters and found a source.
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