Of course, such a raised bed box can be placed in the middle of the garden. But you can also use it to structure your garden - as well as a fence or wall replacement for the purpose of delimiting the property. A raised bed can also be used to prevent a high fence or wall from appearing too powerful and to be able to use the garden space in front of it sensibly.
Above all, a very long raised bed can be used as a property boundary
Ideas for raised bed as property demarcation
The raised bed can completely or partially replace the property demarcation - i.e. be erected instead of a fence, a wall or a hedge - or installed in front of an existing fence to loosen it up. Length, height and shape are entirely up to you, but you should not plan the bed wider than 70 to a maximum of 80 centimetres. As a rule, you will only be able to process it from three sides - one long side and possibly one or both short sides - while the second long side is missing. This ultimately serves as a property boundary and is either on the border to the neighbor or directly on a fence or a wall. When it comes to the choice of material, it is advisable to use materials that are already available - so place a stone raised bed in front of a stone wall, a wooden bed in front of a wooden fence, etc.
Plant raised beds as privacy screens
If the neighbors cannot see onto the terrace, the bordering raised bed can also be planted as a privacy screen. Various perennials, shrubs and also high-growing summer flowers are suitable for this. In higher beds, plants that would be too low for this purpose at ground level are also suitable as privacy screens. Examples would be:
- bushy herbs like lavender, hyssop, rosemary, oregano and sage
- long-flowering perennials such as Indian nettle (Monarda) or delphinium
- tall ornamental grasses such as garden reed grass
- Various fruit trees (e.g. berry bushes, columnar fruit)
When planting, pay attention to the filling of the raised bed: You cannot use a compost raised bed for perennial perennials and shrubs, as they sag too much. Instead, fill in suitable humus and potting soil mixed with mature compost and horn shavings (€32.93).
Observe applicable building regulations
If you want to use a raised bed instead of a fence or other property boundary, you may have to consider the relevant applicable building regulations. These are regulated either in the municipal statutes or in state law, in the case of allotment gardens also in their statutes. So you must about
- maintain certain distances from neighboring properties
- make sure that no soil and no plant material from the raised bed gets onto the neighboring property
- comply with any existing rules for compost heaps (because of a possible rat infestation).
However, a building permit is not usually required for a raised bed, as it can be dismantled at any time.
tips
If possible, build a sturdy raised bed that will not rot within a few years and then need to be replaced. Stone raised beds or those with a border of gabions, for example, are very suitable.