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Raised Bed Gardening

Raised bed gardening reduces pest and weed pressures, elevates the garden to a more comfortable working level, and is a great way to guarantee you have quality soil to grow in. Our raised bed gardening category shares our tips about raised beds and how best to put them to use for you!

A close-up of a wooden raised bed with lush green plants, set amidst a garden filled with various other greenery in separate raised beds.

Raised Bed Gardening

How To Start a Raised Bed Garden in 9 Steps

Raised beds offer the opportunity to showcase culinary and ornamental plants while solving challenging garden situations in beautiful and productive ways. Garden expert Katherine Rowe offers guidelines for starting a raised bed garden to fulfill your garden goals throughout the seasons.

Close-up of a cauliflower growing on a wooden raised bed features broad, thick, blue-green leaves that form a protective canopy over its dense, white, tightly-clustered flower head.

Raised Bed Gardening

How to Grow Cauliflower in Raised Beds: A Complete Guide

Are you looking for something a little different to fill your raised beds this spring or fall? Cauliflower is a uniquely delicious, beautiful, cool-weather vegetable that you can grow in your garden and even in a raised bed. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen shares some insights on how to successfully grow cauliflower in a raised bed.

Close-up of a metal raised bed with growing young seedlings of kale and Snapdragon flowering plants with a drip irrigation system installed.

Raised Bed Gardening

How to Set Up Irrigation for Raised Garden Beds

If you’re tired of dragging a garden hose or lugging a watering can every time you want to water your raised beds, consider adding an automated irrigation system. Farmer Briana Yablonski will share how to set up a drip irrigation system so you can easily water your raised beds.

A raised bed bursting with lush green foliage and a variety of bright, blooming flowers in shades of blue, purple, and white.

Raised Bed Gardening

21 Best Flowers for Growing in Raised Beds

Thinking of adding some beautiful flowers to your raised beds? Flowers can attract pollinators to beds with vegetables or stand alone as a beautiful flower bed. Here, gardening expert Melissa Strauss lists 21 gorgeous flowering plants that work well in raised beds.

A close-up of raised garden beds in a vegetable community garden, featuring lush green plants growing in wooden beds with white pebbles around them.

Raised Bed Gardening

Raised Beds vs. In-Ground Gardening: 9 Pros and Cons

Not sure if you should plant in raised beds or opt for in-ground gardening? Raised bed popularity is on the rise due to clever new designs, though in-ground gardening has a classic appeal. Gardening enthusiast Emily Estep explores the pros and cons of both options so you can make the best decision.

Columbine flowering plants are popular choices for shaded raised beds, characterized by delicate, lobed leaves and distinctive, spurred purple flowers.

Raised Bed Gardening

21 Best Shade Plants for Raised Beds

Shade garden displays bring bold color and texture to dark garden zones. Shady raised beds offer the opportunity to showcase dynamic foliage and flowers while solving challenging garden situations. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores plant selections perfect for brightening the shade in raised garden beds.