Raised beds are very popular for a number of reasons. One of those reasons is that no double digging is required during bed preparation. Wooden raised beds can easily be constructed from landscape timbers. Then the beds are filled with soil that can be purchased from any garden center. This really cuts down on the amount of labor to get a garden ready for planting. Besides constructing the raised beds from landscape timbers there are kits available for homeowners to make the construction even faster and easier.

One of these kits is the Urban Garden that can be found online. They are made of white cedar and are easy to assemble and very attractive in the landscape. It is a tiered, raised bed garden that also saves space as up to 54 plants can be planted in an area that is not much larger than 4′ x 4 ‘. This many plants get maximum vegetable production in a very small space which allows for a lot more families to produce their own plants. The Urban Garden raised bed is also an ideal place to grow herbs. Its height makes harvesting easy as well. Because it’s has a compact shape, placement near a sidewalk or patio is logical. It’s a great addition to any garden because it can be used close to the house or even on a patio.