A trio of cedar garden beds transform an Austin backyard into a culinary dream filled with herbs, vegetables, and flowers

Last spring, I decided it was time to start a vegetable garden. The only problem? My backyard soil was hard and full of rocks. That’s when I stumbled upon the idea of building a raised garden bed. It seemed like a perfect solution, but honestly, I was a bit overwhelmed at the thought of constructing something myself. I worried it would be too hard or that I’d need special tools I didn’t have. I started looking online for guidance and found a variety of raised garden bed plans. Some were…

There are benefits of using raised garden beds but with time and experience the negative aspects started to outweigh the positives.

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28 Best DIY raised bed garden ideas: easy tutorials & designs to build raised beds or vegetable & flower garden box planters with inexpensive materials!