raised bed

noun

A garden that is planted in soil raised above the ground level, typically enclosed by a frame made of wood, rock, bricks, or concrete blocks.

Meanings

nounraised bed (plural raised beds)

plural raised beds

  1. A garden that is planted in soil raised above the ground level, typically enclosed by a frame made of wood, rock, bricks, or concrete blocks.

    Nothing however is without its cost, in both labour and financial expenditure, and it is true that to grow vegetables in a raised bed requires an element of both, especially at the early stages.

    2013, James Paris, Raised Bed Gardening, →ISBN, page 20
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