Growing vegetables or flowers in raised beds gives you the opportunity to create a perfect environment for your plants. You want to ensure the contents of your bed is of a good enough quality for your ...

From left: Bob Hawkins, Nicole Pramik, and the author at The Farm at Okefenokee. What do I put on the bottom of a raised garden bed? Design your raised bed garden layout to maximize sunlight and layer ...

Raised beds offer a number of benefits. For one, the soil in them drains better. Just as importantly, raised beds make it physically easier to garden. However, growing plants in raised beds comes with ...

Growing vegetables in raised beds offers many benefits. Raised beds give your garden a sense of scale and structure, limit the presence of weeds in beds, and are easier on the body as they require ...

If you’ve ever stuck your hand into a raised garden bed on a crisp spring morning, you know the secret: it’s toasty in there!

It's done a great job all summer, and is now spent. Give it some love so it's ready again in spring. It’s the end of the season, and we’re all starting to tuck in our garden beds for winter. The soil ...

Question: I'm wondering how long it takes for leaves to become compost. I noticed when I cleaned my garage gutters this year there was beautiful black compost under the dry leaves. I'm thinking maybe ...

The benefits of raised gardens are seen in master gardener Laura Heldreth's victory garden. (Laura Heldreth) Pat Stephens and Judi Seifert are Clark County Master Gardeners, a program run by ...

Q. I am thinking of switching to raised garden beds this year. Do you have any recommendations on how to improve my soil? It is mainly field dirt and I noticed nothing really grew well last year. I ...

Convenient, plant-friendly, and more accessible too, raised garden beds are a worthwhile investment for home gardeners. Put simply, "A raised garden bed is a planting bed that has been raised a few ...

How deep should a raised garden bed be? Raised garden bed layers less than 8 inches tall will stunt plant growth. Choose 8 inches or taller. Here’s why. Raised garden beds are popular for reasons ...