An attractive design of the garden is important so that you and your guests enjoy spending time in it. A raised bed can simply be set up on the lawn - or it can become an integral part of the entire design concept and fit in harmoniously.
How can you integrate a raised bed in the garden in an attractive way?
To harmoniously integrate a raised bed into the garden, you can use different shapes, colors, materials and plants. Experiment with round, honeycomb or kidney-shaped raised beds, add color accents and use a variety of natural materials or concrete.
Raised beds structure the garden
A raised bed divides a garden area into different areas and thus creates an interesting break. Particularly large gardens with flat garden areas, for example, can be very advantageously divided into different garden spaces using raised beds. A walk through the garden is always an exciting experience. In slope gardens, however, raised beds create flat planting areas where previously only sloping areas could be found. In smaller gardens, raised beds with integrated seating elements - for example near the terrace - can create cozy retreats.
Raised beds in small gardens
So cleverly constructed and installed raised beds allow vegetables, fruit and ornamental plants to be grown even in tiny terraced house gardens. For this purpose, group rectangular raised beds in a T, U or L shape or arrange them in a strict mirror image, as in old baroque gardens. However, round bed shapes require more space. However, round raised beds of different heights can also have a very visually appealing effect in small garden areas.
The different design elements
Raised beds can be easily integrated into a garden thanks to four main characteristics. The centerpiece is of course the varied planting. The various building materials from which the raised bed frame can be made offer interesting options. And last but not least, individual beds can become focal points through different shapes and colors that fit harmoniously into the design concept of the garden.
The shape of the raised bed
Who says that raised beds always have to be rectangular or square? A round or honeycomb-shaped raised bed is an eye-catcher in the garden simply because of its shape. Curved, for example kidney-shaped, bed shapes are also unusual. Such shapes can be created relatively easily with gabions, but metal, wicker, discarded roof tiles, natural stone or various prefabricated kits can also enclose round raised beds. A very simple method is concrete manhole rings.
Coloring
Natural materials such as wickerwork, fine wood or natural stone impress with their subtle colors and fit naturally into elegant designs. Raised beds made of boards or pallet raised beds, on the other hand, can be staged without much effort by painting them. You can also design raised beds made of concrete walls or rings creatively with paint or mosaic stones. Always use environmentally friendly and weather-resistant paints for your colorful work.
Tip
If you want to convert your raised bed into a green privacy screen, attach trellises and let vines, climbing roses or perennial climbing plants crawl up them.
