Raised Garden Bed Against House Siding

And the paint still looks great too.

Raised garden bed against house siding.

Flower beds against the home sometimes referred to as foundation plantings can offer numerous benefits including boosted curb appeal and emphasizing design elements of your home. Railroad ties are found throughout the united states as garden beds stairs and other landscape features. So if you don t like the idea of something permanent then you don t have to worry about that in this case. It s not simply planting shrubs against your house.

This raised garden bed allows you to do just that. It looks like your siding could be wood and putting wood up against other wood is never a good idea insects rot and fungi can run amok in all that dark and damp. My entire garden is raised beds made with hardie board siding and not a single one has failed in over 10 years. Precise planning is involved to prevent a variety of problems that may come with foundation plantings.

A planting bed next to your house can sometimes lead to excess dirt on the brick or siding. Personally i like the separation. If you decide you want it somewhere else from year to year you just have to move it. In some climates it can also cause mildew and may even lead to an increased rate of decay on wood siding.

Fiber cement makes outstanding raised beds if you paint it with 2 coats of first class exterior acrylic latex paint. Build this raised garden bed 11. Recycling is great for the environment and in some cases can be great for your raised bed as well but certain recycled materials should be avoided when building your raised bed. Materials to avoid using in raised beds.