Design the bed to be 4×8′ instead of 5×10′, because it’s difficult to get 10′ lumber in all sizes and types.If I was to do this project again, I would make a few changes to the plan: (We decided not to use the extra support brackets shown in the plan.) Resultsįor once, it turned out like the pinterest image! Nailed It! I borrowed a Kreg jig from a friend, and bought a box of their blue outdoor pocket screws. In the past, I’ve wanted to experiment with pocket screws, and this seemed like a decent project for an experiment. Here’s the detailed plan we came up with (click to view higher-resolution image): Since this garden bed is in our front yard, we really wanted it to look nice, so we chose Option 3, using the pre-fab metal corners to keep the bed nice and square, with drop-in fence panels. Fence panels would be easy to keep square even if things shift around.Ĭons: Metal corners are more expensive ($12.50 each from Gardener’s Supply Company) Pros: Metal corners would make it very sturdy and look very nice. Option 3 – Pre-fab metal corners with fence panels that slide into holes in the corners PVC holders like this are widely-used and can be used with hoops+plastic to make a mini greenhouse.Ĭons: More fiddly to build fence panels, need to keep tubes clear of dirtĬost estimate: $132 (with 4×4 corners) or $106 (no corners, just screw 2×6’s together) Pros: No expensive corner brackets or posts. Option 2 – Normal frame plus PVC holders for fence panels If the posts shift over time, it may become difficult to slide the fence panels in and out. Unsure how deep into ground to drive posts. Pros: Looks nice, would be sturdy, reasonable price.Ĭons: Need to use table saw to cut channels in posts. Option 1 – Notched corner post with framed fence panels Here’s the finished project:Īfter looking around at pinterest and various websites, we found three potential designs that might work: Additionally, we wanted the fence to be easily removed as needed for planting, weeding, cultivating, harvest, etc. After a fall and winter with chicken-wire + four metal fence posts, we started researching different ways of building a slightly-raised garden bed with a well-supported fence around the outside. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.There are a ton of rabbits on our neighborhood, so we wanted to find an attractive way to keep them out of the garden. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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