Raised Garden Beds Ideas For Sydney
Looking for raised garden beds in Sydney? They work well on balconies, paved courtyards and small spaces
If you are thinking about buying some raised garden beds to start growing veggies or flowers in Sydney, but not sure about it, I hear you. I was a little reticent at first because I wasn’t sure if I would get good use out of them or if it would be worth the return on investment.
Well I was completely wrong because I have been using them non stop and have had to create a seasonal plan so that I make sure I get to everything I want to grow in my raised garden beds. I started off with 3 raised beds and now have 10 and even then it doesn't seem like enough for all of my plans.
If you are looking for a few raised garden beds ideas to try in Sydney this spring, let me share some of the ideas I’ve used for mine including creating a ‘salad bowl’ filled with leafy greens and herbs to a pollinator patch with lots of bee-attracting flowers! And if you’d like to see ideas for other seasons, you might like my free Planting Calendar below too!
Some of the raised garden beds set ups I’ve had (above) including lots of lettuce, basil and rocket
Raised Garden Bed Ideas For Sydney | 3 Spring Planting Ideas
#1 Spring Salad Bowl: Raised garden beds are perfect for leafy greens so why not plant a range of rocket, lettuce, basil and parsley in summer. I planted one raised garden bed with 3 basil seedlings + 3 parsley, and another raised bed with 4 lettuce + 4 rocket to have an abundance of salad greens. Check out my other raised garden bed tips here.
#3 Spring Bee Flowers: Invite bees and butterflies into the garden in spring with a range of bee flowers in raised garden beds. I recommend planting out 3 raised beds with flowers that like Sydney heat: 1 with 3 x pink Zinnia, 1 with 3 x white Cosmos and 1 with 3 x orange Marigolds. While the flower seedlings can start of small they grow quite large so a small raised garden bed can only fit 2-3 fully grown flowers.
#4 Spring Dahlias: I’m testing out growing beautiful dahlias in my raised garden beds to see if they will grow this year. As dahlias can get quite large I will plant a maximum of 1-2 dahlia tubers in each bed over spring and summer and hope for spectacular blooms 3 months later.
Lettuce is always a good idea for raised garden beds in Sydney!
Looking for more information? Check out When To Grow Carrots In Sydney and 9 Amazing Tomatoes To Grow In Sydney.