From that line mark the width of the sleeper on the wall.
Making a raised garden bed with sleepers.
Does it need to be in the sun or the shade.
Raised sleeper beds create a focal point full of colour and foliage in any garden and are relatively easy to make.
Build this raised garden bed 26.
Do you want to make a raised bed out of railway sleepers but unsure how.
There are other options.
There are two ways to lay down the sleepers.
Work out where you want your sleeper bed or beds to sit in your garden dependant on what you re planting.
Making the sides of a longer sleepers raised bed measuring the position of the dowel.
Check out these imaginative and inventive raised planter projects using railway sleepers.
If you prefer a lighter raised bed design we have an alternative project for you here.
Find out if a raised bed is right for your garden with nbsp our lowdown then follow our step by step guide 1.
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.
Having seen the types of raised beds railway sleepers make you might decide that they are a little heavy for your garden.
On their wide side or on their narrow side.
Very quick simple with very little tools needed.
Think lego or wooden building blocks.
Using new or used railway sleepers to make raised beds are great alternatives to using bricks concrete or stone.
Besides a diy project can t get too much easier than this.
A clean look that is sturdy and functional.
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.
For edging of a level bed one or two layers of sleepers is more than enough to separate the garden from the yard.
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.
This is a creative diy project that uses recycled railroad ties or sleepers as a frame for your new garden bed.
Hold the sleeper up against the wall and mark it off.
Repeat this process for the other end of the raised garden bed.