As people look for different ways to enjoy their outdoor surroundings, gardening is always an appealing way to get some exercise and fresh air. It is made even easier by placing flowering plants and vegetables in raised garden beds, since this confines the plants to one area and makes it easier to weed and water. http://www.markperrimanlandscapes.com.au

1. Get a Little Funky with the Design of Garden Beds
Garden beds have featured strongly in landscaping design for centuries, providing a framework to
showcase the most beautiful of blooms or to keep unruly vegetable plantings under control. Their
versatility has them placed against buildings and fences, following the curve of a driveway, encircling a
tree or standing alone as a centrepiece in an expanse of lush green lawn. The topography of the land has
been no barrier as they have clung to steep hillsides and balanced on mountain peaks. Gardens beds can
be found in the middle of major cities, providing visual relief from traffic and pedestrian congestion and
along ocean foreshores as a buffer against salt air and erosion.
The potential for garden beds is limited only by imagination, not only in their placement but also their
design. They have been cut directly into the ground with only a shovelled edging defining the borders;
they have been retained by stones, concrete edging, timber railway sleepers and log cutoffs. There have
been sunken garden beds incorporated into a larger landscaping concept where a depression in the
ground is lined on the sides and base with stone or pavers and some seating provided around a pond or
water feature. Many garden beds are at ground level with the soil turned over and slightly built up, and
some gardens beds are deliberately raised off the ground.
Raised garden beds are particularly interesting because they create a range of landscaping challenges
but also equally, a range of possibilities. The actual construction can be challenging as the raised garden
bed still needs to be aesthetically pleasing, so it can’t just be thrown together as an afterthought. This is
a challenge that can be easily overcome with workmanship, but the ability to create a garden on top of
the existing soil expands its usefulness.
Building the garden bed on top of the soil allows the gardener to ignore poor quality soil underneath,
and fill the bed with a quality mix of soil and other nutrients to complement what is to be planted. This
will vary, with flowers requiring a different mix to vegetables. Raised garden beds can be built to a
number of heights, making it much easier to weed and maintain, since there is no low bending or
scrabbling around on the knees. This can be a solution for people with a disability who may have limited
mobility, allowing them to enjoy the pleasure gardening brings to people who love to be in touch with
the earth.
While many homeowners would like to have a vegetable garden and grow much of their own produce,
the traditional model can quickly become untidy, taking away from the visual appeal of the rest of the
garden. By requesting your landscaper Brisbane to create a raised garden bed, the family can still enjoy
the health benefits of freshly picked vegetables while keeping the plants tidy and within the confines of
the bed. It is also much easier to fertilise and water.
As homeowners increasingly look to the outdoors to create a break from our sedentary life style, ideas
like this will make it easier and more practical to have both flower and vegetable gardens. The confines
of the walls will prevent runners from escaping to all corners of the garden, and lift the plants up to be
enjoyed by everyone passing by.

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