Raised Garden Bed Kits for Gardening, 17" Tall 9 in 1 8ft X 2ft Metal Raised Planter Bed for Vegetables Flowers Ground Planter Box-British Green

I have been thinking about similar products for several years and finally decided to buy two of these. I am sooooo pleased with them...their sturdiness, their quality, and their color. Even though I needed help with assembly, it was still very easy: no pathetic hardware and no unaligned holes for the hardware. I am an Old Person but have help often. My helper and I assembled it in the garage and were able to take it to the garden with no problem at all. They look great, they're a perfect size for me...the ones I bought were 8 x 2...and I am really excited about using them. Great Product.

I've done square gardening with raised beds in the past. I've been reluctant to purchase the plastic raised beds as I'm concerned about leeching. I have purchased wooden raised beds and while they were easy to assemble, they all didn't make it past 1 year. Normally the boards will warp and pop out of the posts or they would become so brittle and break. I didn't want to stain them as I didn't want to worry about leeching. In search for a better option, I came across this kit. First off the box is a bit heavy at 30lbs. Once you open the box you understand why. These are quality metal panels. The contents are well-packed. They put a plastic film on both sides of all panels to keep from getting scratched. This does take some time to remove and honestly is probably the longest part of assembly. The rest of assembly is deciding on the design and inserting bolts. From start to finish it took me about 30 minutes. Once complete it felt sturdy and held the soil I put in very well. I do recommend wearing gloves when assembling as the metal panels are a bit sharp. Also to note is they give you a nice rubber safety strip to affix to the top to avoid the sharp edge. PROS: 1. Very good quality metal panels and stainless steel fasteners. I look for this to last more than 1 year. 2. You can configure the garden bed in 9 different ways. 3. I like the deeper bed. It's higher off the ground making it easier and offers more room for roots. 4. Super easy to setup. CONS: At this point I really can't think of any. It's mid-October so my planting season is done at the moment but I'm looking forward to the Spring.

these are wonderful. I ordered 4 last year and when I saw them on sale I ordered 2 more for next year. They are wonderful. I had plenty of room for almost everything. I wanted to add more flowers next year so that's why I ordered 2 more. Easy to weed and keep looking good - not back breaking - I actually put fences up in the middle of each one so I could plant vines - there was plenty of room on both sides of the fence.

I bought it for my brother. He wants to get into gardening, We have to help him put it together, I really believe you need at least 2 people. But hes very happy!

We received our purchase in the middle of a sickness, but it was well boxed and compact, and we pushed it in a small space to work on it when feeling better. Box is small (only about 20 x 20 x 10 or so and a little over 30 pounds). We have never had a garden before that the deer did not get to before us. This will allow us to grow veggies close and in a way the deer and other animals cannot get to before we do. I am more than pleased with the quality of the product. This is not a cheep construction that is going to fall apart in a couple of weeks. It is versatile enough to reuse differently. It has a rubber cap that covers the top to eliminate any sharp edge. It ended up being easier to assemble than I thought. There were no sharp shards to present handling problems! I am physically challenged, and my wife and I assembled it (for the most part) in the house. We put sections together, took them out on the deck, viewed possible configurations (there are many options because of the design), and eventually decided which we wanted. We installed it on the deck to grow veggies so herbs so the animals cannot get to them (we still may revert to a different configuration as it is easy to convert). I made a mistake by not reading the instructions, but it was easily corrected. I put a washer on the screw and the nut but should have only put the washer on the nut side. We found out we could view different configurations by securing the sections in place with just the top screw until we decided which to use. We found it was easier to put the panels together in the house and carry them out rather than do this outside. Even though there were tools that came with the Vego Garden, I used a power screwdriver, which made fast work of putting it together and take it apart. RRR