A fir wood raised planter with integrated trellis sides and top hanging rails, this is well suited to a smaller garden, a paved courtyard or a sheltered wall where you want to grow upwards as well as down into the soil.
The planting bed sits at the base, giving you an 85 x 39 cm growing area that will take vegetables, herbs, annual flowers or soft fruit without crowding. Above it, two trellis panels rise to either side, giving climbing plants something to work with from the moment you put them in; there is no need to fix separate supports to a wall or fence. The upper rails extend the structure further, taking hanging baskets or a string of lights if you use the space in the evening.
The thing most people overlook with a structure like this is the drainage. Two holes in the base of the bed allow water to move through freely, which matters more than most people realise; waterlogged roots will undo a season's work faster than almost anything else. Keep the wood clean at the end of the season, and store it under cover if you can, and it will serve you for several years without complaint.
Raised planter with trellis: overall dimensions 110W x 44D x 181H cm
Planting area: 85W x 39D x 24H cm
Garden bed interior: 87W x 40D x 30H cm
Trellis height: 150 cm, suitable for annual climbers and wall-trained plants
Top rails for hanging baskets; maximum load 10 kg on the trellis
Two drainage holes in the base of the planting bed
Fir wood construction; assembly required
Plant it up in spring once the risk of frost has passed, and you will find the trellis earns its place quickly as sweet peas, climbing beans or nasturtiums begin to climb. A single structure of this kind does the work of a bed, a support frame and a hanging station, which is worth bearing in mind before you buy all three separately.
