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4x4 Cedar Raised Garden Bed
Build a low, open-bottom cedar bed with a clear cut list, visible corner joints, a checked soil quantity, and room to garden from all four sides.
10 stepsEst. 3–5 hrs
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Wooden raised beds
Wooden raised beds and planters, from a simple square frame to beds with trellises, covers and seated-height sides.
12 finished guides available.
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Each raised bed guide gives you a materials list, a cut list sized to standard lumber, plan sheets and, where one is ready, a 3D model you can turn to see how the corners go together. The range runs from an open-bottom square bed to L- and U-shaped beds, planters on legs, and beds with hoops, cold frames or pest screens.
Start with the spot. A raised bed wants level ground, sun for what you plan to grow, and room to reach every side. The site checks at the top of each guide cover that before you buy a board.
Wooden raised beds
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Braced Deep-Root Cedar Raised Bed
Build a 60 × 33 × 22-inch open-bottom cedar bed with corner posts, mid-wall posts and two cross ties that hold the long walls in for deep-rooted crops.
12 stepsEst. 6–8 hrs
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Deep-Access U-Shaped Cedar Raised Bed
A 72-inch-square cedar bed with a deep central working path and low planting bands. This square-cut U-shaped layout is an access variant, not a circular keyhole or compost-basket design.
13 stepsEst. 7–9 hrs
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Elevated Cedar Planter on Legs
A 36 × 24-inch cedar planter box on four legs, 32 inches tall, with a slatted floor that drains and is carried by rails screwed to the legs.
14 stepsEst. 7–9 hrs
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Level Timber Raised Bed on a Mild Slope
Build a 48 × 36-inch timber bed that sits level on a shallow cut bench, on ground falling no more than 2 inches, without building up fill under the downhill wall.
14 stepsEst. 5–7 hrs
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Lift-Off Garden Pest Screen
A light framed screen that lifts off a matching 4-foot bed for planting and inspection.
10 stepsEst. 4–5 hrs
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Lined-Floor Cedar Raised Bed for Paving
A 50 × 26.5-inch cedar bed with a slatted floor, a permeable fabric liner and raised runners that holds growing media on paving while water drains out.
15 stepsEst. 7–9 hrs
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Low L-Shaped Cedar Raised Bed
Build a one-board-high L-shaped cedar bed, 60 × 48 inches outside, with 24-inch arms you can reach from both sides and a blocked inside corner.
12 stepsEst. 6–8 hrs
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Low Raised Bed with Replaceable Panels
A low 48-inch square cedar bed with accessible corner bolts so each wall can be replaced after all soil is removed.
10 stepsEst. 3–4 hrs
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Low U-Shaped Cedar Bed with a Center Path
Build a 72 × 48-inch, 7.25-inch-tall open-bottom cedar bed with a 24 × 24-inch path notch, so you can reach all three planting bays without stepping on soil.
12 stepsEst. 6–8 hrs
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Narrow Cedar Raised Bed Tended From One Side
A 72 × 24 × 11-inch open-bottom cedar bed for a strip beside a fence. You tend it from the front, and the back wall can be replaced from inside the empty bed.
14 stepsEst. 5–7 hrs
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Seated-Height Cedar Raised Planter
Build a cedar planter with a 6-inch soil box and a 36.25-inch rim, open underneath so a seated gardener can work with knees under the front edge.
16 stepsEst. 7–9 hrs
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