How to build raised beds using wooden railway sleepers for herbs etc.
Making a raised garden bed with sleepers.
Find out if a raised bed is right for your garden with nbsp our lowdown then follow our step by step guide 1.
Having seen the types of raised beds railway sleepers make you might decide that they are a little heavy for your garden.
For edging of a level bed one or two layers of sleepers is more than enough to separate the garden from the yard.
On their wide side or on their narrow side.
If it s a raised garden you ll need a higher retaining wall meaning more sleeper layers.
Repeat this process for the other end of the raised garden bed.
Making the sides of a longer sleepers raised bed measuring the position of the dowel.
Work out where you want your sleeper bed or beds to sit in your garden dependant on what you re planting.
From that line mark the width of the sleeper on the wall.
Hold the sleeper up against the wall and mark it off.
If you prefer a lighter raised bed design we have an alternative project for you here.
Besides a diy project can t get too much easier than this.
1 chose where you want to put the raised bed consider where the raised bed will be positioned and whether you can stand or sit.
Does it need to be in the sun or the shade.
Check out these imaginative and inventive raised planter projects using railway sleepers.
Build this raised garden bed 26.
We explain how to build a raised garden bed with timber sleepers 05 08 2019 11 00 am there are many benefits to introducing raised beds into your garden which include assisting growing conditions via different soil types to grow a wide range of plants fruit and vegetables whilst also improving access and drainage.
This is a creative diy project that uses recycled railroad ties or sleepers as a frame for your new garden bed.
There are other options.
Think lego or wooden building blocks.
A clean look that is sturdy and functional.
There are two ways to lay down the sleepers.
When you re building your raised garden bed up against a wall take into account the thickness of the sleeper that will be attached to your support posts.
How to build a raised bed with railway sleepers constructing a raised bed out of railway sleepers is amazingly straightforward.
Raised sleeper beds create a focal point full of colour and foliage in any garden and are relatively easy to make.