By Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer
When Los Angeles gardener Conor Fitzpatrick couldn't find a a kit for a raised bed handsome enough he'd want to install it in his own garden, he figured there must be a lot of other people looking for the same thing and not finding it. And, just like that, a new business was born.
Fitzpatric designed the kind of raised bed kit he was looking for, gave the product the name the Minifarm Box, and introduced it at the recent Garden Show at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
The boxes are made of sustainably farmed redwood or cedar weather-sealed with flax oil and already installed with a heavy-duty gopher and weed screen. They come in three sizes -- 2' x 4', 4' x 4', an 4' 8'. And, if you want more depth for any of these sizes, there's the option of adding more boards.
The boxes' notch and pin construction contributes to their good looks and also has the advantage of making them easy to take apart if necessary.
If you live in the Los Angeles area, you also have the option of having your boxes filled with organic potting soil and a drip irrigation system installed when delivered.
For more details, see www.minifarmbox.com.
If you are a DIY kind of person, on the other hand, here's our instructions on how to build your own raised bed.
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