A Raised garden bed with legs is a great solution for people who want a garden but don’t have a large backyard, or who can’t bend over to care for a garden, especially for people experiencing lower back/knee pain. It’s also very useful for keeping pets out of the garden and preventing critters and slugs from ruining produce!
The best part about garden beds, though? You can design them however you want. They could come in different styles, shapes, sizes, and heights, depending on the available space and intended purpose and you can choose the type of wood that you want.
Whether you have big or small spaces, need a place to sit and relax, or decorative details to enhance your yard, these DIY raised garden beds with legs can accommodate all of these and much, much more.
To make your work easier, I’ve collected 10 DIY raised garden bed with legs that show different garden bed design ideas which would hopefully inspire you to design and build your very own! This simple round-up of garden planter boxes and plans has something for everyone.
Best DIY Raised Garden Bed with Legs
1. DIY Rolling Planter Box
A great way to have an elevated garden bed that you can easily bring inside your home, especially during cold weather, is this awesome DIY rolling planter box.
Made of plywood, some nail gun, and screws. This is a nice feature to have if depending on the weather, you need to continually move your plants around for optimal sunlight and water. (Via Kleinworth & Co)
2. DIY Raised Planter Box with Trellis
If you love to grow grapes, cucumbers or other climbing fruit plants, a planter box with trellis is a good idea. You will need landscape fabric, cedar fence pickets, wood glue, an electric staple gun, and other supplies.
This DIY project not only adds so much charm and functionality but it’s also so easy and affordable and makes a great idea if you want to fill the space and add visual interest to the blank wall. Your neighbors or friends are sure will be amazed you make this! (Via Jen Woodhouse)
3. DIY Raised Veg Planter
With only some treated wood, garden fabric, and wire mesh to attach at the bottom of the planter, you can have an elevated planter box where you can grow herb garden or fresh vegetables. This bed garden is perfect if you have a small space. (Via Dainty Dress Diaries)
4. DIY Lettuce Table
Sometimes the best DIY approach to a garden bed is to use a material that you already have around. In this case, this table is tall and wide enough to offer plenty of surface area and growing depth to allow the plants to thrive.
This elevated bed may not look the prettiest, but this is an awesome idea to turn an old table or desk into a funky cool raised bed for growing your own salad greens and having your own food! (Via Creative Green Living)
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5. DIY Tiered Garden Beds
Want to add a vegetable garden to your patio or deck? I’ve got you covered, these tiered raised garden beds are your best bet. All you need is cedar boards, 2x4s, and the garden bed plans.
The tiered look, combined with the unique setup of the overall layout makes this a one-of-a-kind garden, and the space between the planter boxes is wide enough to give your plants room to grow.
For limited space, this is a great way to divide your plants into many areas without having to take up much ground room. DIY garden beds that will impress! (Via Anika’s DIY Life)
6. Elevated Garden Bed with Ikea Trestle Legs
This garden bed proves that you don’t have to be boring with your setup. Using a combination of quality cedar wood and IKEA trestle legs, the brown board and the white legs make this bed really stand out. What a simple IKEA hack! (Via Tag & Tibby)
7. DIY Raised Planter Box
Fall in love with this beautiful garden bed that is made with “rough-sawn” 2x4s wooden boards. There are several other parts: the battens for the sides, the bottom rails to hold up the bottom, and the bottom slats that go across the rails.
You can easily change all the dimensions to make this planter larger or smaller to fit your situation. This raised garden bed comes at a waist height and is sure to impress every garden lover. (Via Instructables)
8. Raised Planter Box with Bottom Shelf
Take your gardening to the next level by making this nice, sleek look, and modern elevated planter box. This DIY project is extremely functional cause it not only holds a garden but also allows you to organize your gardening stuff on the bottom shelf.
All you need to do is buy the materials like cedar boards, screws, and wood glue at home depot and then follow the step-by-step guide. You will love this elevated planter box for sure. (Via Ana White)
9. U-Shaped Cedar Raised Garden
Get busy with red cedar woods to build this u-shaped elevated planter box that will rock for planting herbs, flowers, and vegetables.
It offers a large space so you can grow more than one plant without having to worry about the garden critters and is raised enough to prevent your dog (if you have one) from peeing on your plants. A great centerpiece for any garden. (Via Instructables)
10. DIY Raised Bed from Pallets
If you’re short on supplies or a gardening budget, consider finding items like these pallets, which you might already have in your backyard or you can often find at the back of a hardware store or on Craigslist. You need to add plastic inside of the box and gravel and rocks on the bottom for drainage.
These planter boxes do just as good keeping in the soil while allowing enough room to breathe, and you can paint or decorate them as you wish. In the end, it’s one of the easiest ways to get started on your raised bed planter. (Via Raise Your Garden)
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