Let’s make your dream garden a reality!
I build, restore, plant & maintain both raised beds and in ground gardens in southwestern Vermont. I’ll do all the hard work, so you can have a garden like one of these. Let’s do this!
DELUXE RAISED BEDS
I build two types of raised bed boxes: deluxe or standard. Both are delivered filled to the top with screened super soil and are ready for you or I to plant. Deluxe raised beds have a 4” mitered top trim and 3”corner trim. Deluxe beds are 16” tall and are a great choice if you have nasty rocky soil.
I design larger gardens with 3 foot walk ways. Gravel walkways are an added option. I used 1.5” crushed round Wells Brook river stone for the base, topped with 3/4” screened round river stone for this garden. Another option is woody mulch especially if your existing soil is a loam or a clay base. Neither is mandatory but are really nice!
The Little Equinox Garden
The Little Garden by the Brook
STANDARD RAISED BED GARDENS
Standard raised beds are two tier boxes without any trim and are 11” tall. Two tier boxes work for plants like beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes especially with a decent soil under base.
SALAD (greens) RAISED BED GARDENS
Salad raised beds are a one tier box without any top or corner trim and are 5.5” tall. One tier boxes work for greens like lettuce, salad mixes, swiss chard, green onions, kale, radishes, spinach, garlic, herbs, and any shallow rooting plants.
Vegetables that grow very well in Vermont
Asparagus, Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Fennel, Kale, Lettuce, Melons, Mesclun, Peas, Peppers, Radishes, Spinach, Squash family, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Onions, Basil, Parsley, Thyme, Lemon Balm, Thai Basil, Oregano, Parsley and Sage
Plants that grow better in the ground
Peas / beans, pole beans, asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, squash family, cucumbers, zucchini, sunflowers, salad greens to name a few. Especially if the soil is well prepared with compost and plant specific amendments .
Vermont in ground gardens
This in ground garden that was built in 2020 on a sandy soil base. We brought in 16 yards of super soil and used recycled wood edging and 30 gallon fabric pots to define the beds to keep their Black Lab out of the growing areas .
This is a homestead garden was built in 2010. It had excellent loamy soil and did very well without a soil dump.
