February might not be the first month you associate with gardening, after all, the ground is still frozen in many parts of the world, and the days are short. However February is actually a fantastic time to start planning, preparing, and even planting for your upcoming garden. Here’s why February is a great time to get a jumpstart on your garden—and how to make the most of it.
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Eco-Conscious Landscape Designs: Paige Payne + Backyard Boxes
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Paige Payne, the founder and lead landscape designer at Online Landscape Designs based out of Montrose, CO. Paige seeks to enhance people’s lives by connecting them to the natural world through outdoor spaces. We are excited that our organic friendly,natural cedar garden boxes will be an option to her customers as will our eco-friendly poly whey stains and sealers from Vermont Natural Coatings.
How To Fill Your Raised Garden Box
There are a few questions you want to consider before you start. What do you want to grow in your raised bed? What is the planting depth of the roots for those plants? How deep is your garden box already?
Raised Beds Vs In-Ground Vegetable Garden
Raised garden beds have skyrocketed in popularity in the post-covid era. The desire to grow your own food and be relatively self sufficient is on the minds of many. Though we believe raised beds are the best way to go, here is a list of pros and cons to help you decide whether raised beds are right for you.
Fall Gardening Tips
The harvesting season is upon us. We’re finally reaping the delicious rewards of our (sometimes back breaking) labor. So now what? I love fall gardening and how it can set you up for Spring planting! Below are 10 helpful Fall Gardening Tips.
What Can You Do With Your Sawdust?
What can you do with your sawdust? Donate it! One man’s sawdust is another rescue horse’s bedding, or in this case OUR sawdust is another rescue horse’s bedding. Handcrafting raised garden beds in our woodshop creates a lot of sawdust by-product. Bags and bags of it. Naturally we didn’t want to waste it or burn it and that’s when we found Mile High Equestrian and Rescue.
Raised Beds, Horticulture Therapy and the Flint Hills
What do raised beds, horticulture therapy and the flint hills have in common? Read more to find out how a trip to Denver, and some Backyard Boxes furthered Tara’s journey back to her family and horticultural roots.
Safest Material for Raised Garden Beds
Cedar is hands down the best material for raised garden boxes. Bold statement I know, but it’s true and here’s why.
When Should I Prepare My Spring Vegetable Garden Beds?
Winter is coming to an end and that means warmer sunshine, longer days, and dreams of our garden to come! Whether you are planting for the first time or getting ready for another (literally fruitful) harvest, here are 5 tips that will be helpful when you plant your garden this spring.
How Deep Should My Raised Garden Box Be?
You can improve your garden and the food it produces by ensuring you have high quality soil deep enough for the veggies you’re planting.
At Backyard Boxes, our raised garden boxes have a planting depth of 10″, 16″ or 23″.