Bring your gardening to new heights with an elevated planter box. “Why,” you ask, “a garden box on legs?”
There are several benefits to an elevated planter:
- Offers “no-bend” gardening, reducing strain on the gardener’s knees and back.
- Great for gardens where dirt space is scarce.
- Puts your garden within close reach.
- Enables urban dwellers without a dirt patch a way to get garden bounty on a balcony or any spot where four legs and a box will fit.
- Gets delicate crops off the ground and out of reach of pets and pests (take that, slugs).
- Gives more control over soil and water conditions for edible gardens.
- Portability enables you to chase the seasonal sun or move the planter to various light conditions depending on what you are growing.
Here’s a roundup of five of our favorites:
Above: Above: Add an instant vegetable garden on your patio or balcony with the [product id="622764"]VegTrug Elevated Planter[/product]. A generous 70 inches long, 30 inches wide, and 30.5 inches tall, it has a V-shape base that enables planting of deep root plants (tomatoes, carrots, etc.) in the center and shallow-rooted growers on the sides. It includes a fitted fabric liner to keep soil contained while letting excess water drain. Shown in charcoal, it is $299 at Gardener’s Supply.
Above: A [product id="986745"]Rectangular Wooden Raised Garden Bed[/product] is 46 inches long and 22 inches wide; $109.99 from BCP.
Above: Made in the USA of rot-resistant unfinished Western red cedar, the [product id="986748"]Gronomics Rustic Elevated Garden Bed[/product] is 9 inches deep and measures 48 inches long, 24 inches wide and 32 inches high. It has a slatted bottom to accommodate drainage and includes filter fabric to keep soil in while allowing water out; $209.37 at Amazon.
Above: A [product id="986765"]Standing Garden[/product] is made of cedar with powder coated aluminum legs; $169 from Gardener’s Supply Co.
Above: An [product id="623679"]Elevated Table Garden[/product] from MiniFarm Box made of untreated cedar has a lower storage shelf and is resistant to termites and rot. It measures 48 inches long by 24 inches wide by 36 inches tall; $269.Do you favor wooden planters? See our Favorite Square Wooden Planters and A Planter with Pedigree. We also have a soft spot for Galvanized Planters. And over on Remodelista, Julie spotted Colorful Concrete Planters and found a source.