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RAISED BED BASICS:

Tips to
Get Started
Building a
Raised Bed Garden

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Tips to Get Started Building a Raised Garden Bed

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DO YOU WANT TO TACKLE A RAISED BED PROJECT, BUT YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

  • Have you struggled with your lack of space to grow a garden?
  • Is a normal garden too hard on your body, especially your knees or back?
  • Are you looking for an option for an area with poor soil?
  • Do you want to start growing veggies earlier in the spring?

DO YOU WANT TO TACKLE A RAISED BED PROJECT, BUT YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

  • Have you struggled with your lack of space to grow a garden?
  • Is a normal garden too hard on your body, especially your knees or back?
  • Are you looking for an option for an area with poor soil?
  • Do you want your plants to start growing earlier in the spring?

YOU'RE NOT ALONE!

The number one obstacle people face when starting a vegetable garden is simply knowing where to start.

Raised beds can be a great way to make use of a sunny space and grow your own food, but they can also be intimidating. If you've never built a raised bed before, or if you've tried and failed in the past, we want to help.

Raised beds allow you to maximize your growing space, start your growing season sooner when the soil warms up in the spring, and control the soil where you're going to grow your plants.

And the best part? You can place a raised bed anywhere that gets about 8 to 10 hours of sun a day. You can locate one absolutely anywhere—the corner of a patio, a patch of lawn, or even on your driveway.

YOU'RE NOT ALONE!

The number one obstacle people face when starting a vegetable garden is simply knowing where to start.

Raised beds can be a great way to make use of a sunny space and grow your own food, but they can also be intimidating. If you've never built a raised bed before, or if you've tried and failed in the past, we want to help.

Raised beds allow you to maximize your growing space, start your growing season sooner when the soil warms up in the spring, and control the soil where you're going to grow your plants.

And the best part? You can place a raised bed anywhere that gets about 8 to 10 hours of sun a day. You can locate one absolutely anywhere—the corner of a patio, a patch of lawn or even on your driveway.

WHAT IF YOU COULD:

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UNDERSTAND
THE BENEFITS

of raised bed gardening

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DETERMINE THE
PERFECT LOCATION

(& unconventional places) for your raised bed

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DISCOVER THE
BEST MATERIALS

including rot-resistant wood & other options

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BE INSPIRED &
COME AWAY

with multiple project ideas

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DECIDE ON THE
RIGHT PROJECT

for your skills and space

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HAVE A SEASON
OF SUCCESS

by learning what do with your new raised bed

WITH A LITTLE CREATIVITY & IMAGINATION, YOU CAN HAVE A BEAUTIFUL VEGETABLE GARDEN IN NO TIME!

Introducing...

RAISED BED BASICS:

TIPS TO GET STARTED BUILDING A RAISED BED GARDEN

with Tara Nolan

Introducing...

RAISED BED BASICS:

TIPS TO GET STARTED BUILDING A RAISED BED GARDEN

with Tara Nolan

Created and hosted by our raised bed expert Tara Nolan, Raised Bed Basics: Tips to Get Started Building a Raised Bed Garden is a 5-session on-demand course that will take you through various options for building or setting up a raised bed garden.

 

YOU WILL RECEIVE:

  • Easy-to-follow tutorials on choosing the proper location and materials for your raised bed
  • Information on how to build a raised bed with limited space
  • Design inspiration to help figure out the type of raised bed you'd like to set up
  • Advice on getting rid of grass and assessing your garden's conditions
  • Planting tips & ideas for accessorizing a raised bed, such as adding plant supports, wheels, and more
  • BONUS: Detailed downloadable handouts for every session, including a free raised bed building plan, resources, product links, and additional reading materials

WATCH ANYTIME

Our courses are available on-demand, anytime.

NO EXPIRATION DATE

You'll have an unlimited amount of time to view the course.

WATCH ANYWHERE

View course sessions on your smart phone, computer, or tablet.

NO VIEW LIMITS

Watch each course session as many times as you'd like.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COURSE FROM YOUR INSTRUCTOR,
TARA NOLAN âž”

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COURSE FROM YOUR INSTRUCTOR,
TARA NOLAN â‡©

 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE:

SESSION 1

  • The benefits of raised beds
  • Raised beds vs traditional gardens
  • Customization of raised beds for your garden

SESSION 2

  • How to determine the perfect location for your raised bed
  • The amount of sunlight your site will need
  • Alternative locations for those with shaded yards

SESSION 3

  • Design ideas and structure ideas for your raised bed
  • What materials you can use
  • What types of wood you should look for

SESSION 4

  • Alternative raised bed design ideas, including kits, stock tanks, and recycled treasures
  • How to build a raised bed with limited DIY skills

SESSION 5

  • Tip & tricks for a successful raised bed garden
  • Notes about soil in your raised bed

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE:

SESSION 1

  • The benefits of raised beds
  • Raised beds vs traditional gardens
  • Customization of raised beds for your garden

SESSION 2

  • How to determine the perfect location for your raised bed
  • The amount of sunlight your site will need
  • Alternative locations for those with shaded yards

SESSION 3

  • Design ideas and structure ideas for your raised bed
  • What materials you can use
  • What types of wood you should look for

SESSION 4

  • Alternative raised bed design ideas including kits, stock tanks, and recycled treasures
  • How to build a raised bed with limited DIY skills

SESSION 5

  • Tip & tricks for a successful raised bed garden
  • Notes about soil in your raised bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

MORE ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Tara Nolan is a gardening writer, speaker, and author from Dundas, Ontario. Her first book, the best-selling Raised Bed Revolution: Build It! Fill It! Plant It! Garden Anywhere (Cool Springs Press), was published in 2016. Her latest book, Gardening Your Front Yard: Projects and Ideas for Big & Small Spaces (Cool Springs Press) was published in March 2020. Tara loves planting a mix of food and flowers in her multiple raised beds and perennial gardens. In 2016, Tara appeared on WNED Buffalo’s Garden Wisdom program as an edibles expert. For six years, Tara was the award-winning web editor of Canadian Gardening magazine’s website. Her lecture experience includes talks at Canada Blooms, Canada’s largest flower and garden festival, Royal Botanical Garden, Toronto Botanical Garden, and Lee Valley Tools, as well as garden clubs and horticultural societies. Tara has also written about gardening for the Toronto Star, CBC Life, Garden Making, The Globe and Mail, Reader’s Digest, Canadian Living, and Style at Home, among others.

When she’s not in the garden, this card-carrying member of GardenComm, formerly the Garden Writer’s Association, is on her mountain bike or traveling somewhere to check out public and private gardens. Tara also considers herself to be pretty crafty (meaning creative, not sly), and while you probably aren’t going to learn about her talent with a needle and thread here, you will learn about the amazing (and crafty!) garden creations growing right outside her back door.

IF YOU ARE READY TO...

come away inspired and prepared to launch the gardening season with your own raised bed gardens,
this 60-minute online course has all the answers you're looking for!

JOIN TODAY

Get Raised Bed Basics: Tips to Get Started Building a Raised Bed Garden for one low price of:

$19.00 USD

 

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JOIN TODAY

Get Raised Bed Basics: Tips to Get Started Building a Raised Bed Garden for one low price of:

$19.00 USD

 

Enroll Now

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