Palisades are wooden posts of different lengths that have been used to fortify settlements for thousands of years. In earlier times these posts were also known as "Bulwarks". For several decades, the material has also been used in garden and landscape design, although there are now very beautiful palisades made of concrete, granite or other rock. But whether made of wood or stone: Great raised beds can be built from palisades and blend harmoniously into the existing garden structure.

With a raised bed made of palisades, there is no need for foil

Wooden or stone palisades?

First of all, it is of course a matter of taste whether you want to use palisades made of wood or stone for the construction of a raised bed (or for edging beds, for fastening embankments…). Wood looks natural, and it is also the traditional palisade material - but it has a serious disadvantage: the raw material rots within a few years if it is in direct and constant contact with moist soil. Since palisades have to be buried for the purpose of stabilization, this contact cannot of course be prevented. Stone palisades are much more durable, but of course much more expensive. In particular, palisades made of natural stone such as granite can be quite expensive. It is cheaper with concrete palisades.

Round or rather square? Palisades come in a variety of forms

The palisades themselves are available in both round and square shapes, with wooden palisades mostly being used in their round shape. Whether you prefer the round or square variant is entirely up to you - and your building project. With palisades, the raised bed does not necessarily have to be rectangular or square, you can also make it round, oval or in many other shapes. You should only make sure that the size and shape of the raised bed is chosen so that there are no large gaps between the individual palisades.

This is how you create stability for a longer shelf life

To ensure that the palisade raised bed is stable and does not break due to the high earth pressure, you must bury at least a third of the wooden posts (or even up to half, depending on the size of the planned raised bed). It also makes sense to connect the individual posts with one another, for example with a screwed-on cross bar or similar. Only use weather-resistant hardwoods such as Douglas fir, robinia or larch for wooden palisades. Stone palisades are also largely sunk into the ground, but due to their great weight they have to be concreted in.

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Narrow gaps between individual palisades can be filled with soil and planted, for example with decorative moss.

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