Raised Garden Beds With Corrugated Metal Siding On The Sunshine Coast, BC

Raised Bed Garden With Corrugated Sides

One of the highlights of our four night beach get-away on The Sunshine Coast, British Columbia (Canada) in a little cottage not far from Gibsons this past August, was walking by these glorious corrugated metal raised beds on our way to the beach!

Raised Bed Gardening Gibsons

The DIY raised beds were the perfect solution for a backyard garden on a hill, and the effect is truly charming together with a classic yellow house. Truthfully raised beds certainl don’t have to be this high, but this height sure does save one’s back, and allows one to show off the beauty of plants that might not otherwise be appreciated viewed from the top!

Raised Bed Plus Mini Green House

 A mini green house and that pink wheel barrow also had me drooling a bit, and I promised myself to never forget this lovely idea just incase I ever have the opportunity to build some raised beds somewhere!

Raised Bed Garden With Landscaping

And the fact that the neighbors on the other side of the path also landscaped their yard with huge boulders and gorgeous landscaping certainly does make the whole picture quite idyllic! And yes, corrugated metal siding may not appeal to everyone, but I love how it spans industrial, vintage, farmhouse and modern styles quite nicely!

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4 responses to “Raised Garden Beds With Corrugated Metal Siding On The Sunshine Coast, BC”

  1. Pam @Threading My Way Avatar
    Pam @Threading My Way

    I love the corrugated iron planters, Sara!!!

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  2. Sara Jane Apple Avatar
    Sara Jane Apple

    How small the world becomes with the internet! I was admiring several of your crochet patterns for home decor when I noticed this post. I am very fortunate to live on the Sunshine Coast and maintain a large organic garden. All our beds need to be raised otherwise the surrounding cedar tree roots leach the beds soil nutrients. The beds also have to be deep as research has shown that vegetable roots send down tiny root fibres far deeper then we knew (please email for reference sources if desired). We have dug our beds down about 6 feet and lined each side with stainless steel sheeting to prevent root penetration. We then staple to the sides of the boxes wood frame, that sits above ground, a sturdy landscape like fabric that we have draped in one large piece to hold all the boxes’ soil. This helps also to prevent the tree roots from entering the boxes. We build the soil up each year with compost, seaweed, manure, leaves etc. Then we see if our plants can survive the slugs, deer, cutworms, bears, blight etc… The up side is we can garden year round in this temperate climate. So nice to see our beautiful Coast show up amongst lovely fibre art. Injoy, Sara Jane Apple

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  3. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks Pam, maybe youll be able to use that idea at your place, could be fantastic!

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  4. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much for that info, and so glad you saw the post! I have many lovely images to share soon of our four days spent near Gibsons, a little spot of heaven on earth, that I miraculously found via the internet…….
    I was looking for a place on the beach that would allow me to take a ferry early sunday morning to make a plane flight at noon…..and I found it! We loved the friendly people and even ran into some Israelis in the grocery store!
    all the best!

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