Best Choice Products 48 x 24 x 30 Inches Raised Garden Bed, Elevated Wood Planter Box Stand for Backyard, Patio, Balcony with Bed Liner, 200 Pound Capacity - Natural

Exactly what I was looking for! I wanted a small garden for herbs and maybe a pepper plant. This was simple to assembly and is exactly what I wanted. It is off the ground high enough so I don’t need to bed over to harvest anything & keeps the critters away. It is very sturdy and looks great. Highly recommend.

Very easy to put together by yourself. Be aware there is no liner so if you want one order/buy it separately and there is space between the slats for adequate drainage. It is also a good height (I’m 5’6) you don’t have to bend down and it’s very sturdy. It doesn’t have wheels so where you put it is where it’s going to be pretty much , but I bought another version of this from the same company but smaller and with wheels that works great. There is plenty of space I used 6 cubic feet of soil. Happy gardening!

Four months later, the first raised bed is showing signs of splitting along the top rail of one end and its adjoining end cap. We don't know if ground settling is causing this, or if the wood was too immature when it was harvested.The liners are disintegrating, literally breaking apart in the sunshine. Plan on an alternate means of keeping the soil in the beds would be prudent. Next year, we're thinking of plain old "get at WalMart" garden cloth, or seeing about getting the kind of cloth GrowBags are made from.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is the second post regarding this product' the first one is listed below. We bought an additional two units, and the mortises (the parts where there is a slit cut so that the panels can be inserted) were "blown out" instead of ending at the point where they were supposed to. With an extra-heavy application of wood glue and additional long wood screws, we were able to put this together. Be prepared to need to adjust how the assembly goes, and to anticipate needing additional screws and heavy duty wood glue, and have them on hand and ready to go.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It's a rainy day out, so hubby decided to assemble this in the sunroom. He laid everything out according to the directions and made certain all the pieces parts were there. The directions were clearly written and easy to follow. It took about half an hour for him to assemble the basic pieces, and he only needed about 15 minutes of my assistance to slide the bottom panels in and fasten the last end assembly. There were more fasteners than were needed to complete the project, a pleasant surprise. The liner looks adequate for the planter depth; we will need to get some staples to fasten it to the sides and ends. It could have been a bit deeper, but liner material is inexpensive enough should we decide to purchase more.As suggested in several videos we watched, he used some TiteBond Wood Glue on the legs, end caps, and mortise & tenon joinery, leaving the bottom panels with the drainage holes to float freely. Tomorrow we are going to use some Thompson's Water Seal to make sure that this investment lasts several years. At only 28 pounds, this is light enough for me to move into the position we want. Once placed on the brick pavers we bought, and after filling the bed with dirt, this bad girl isn't going anywhere. It is solid, sturdy, and doesn't move when "jiggled".OK, here's the bad part: we have to wait until payday to get several more of these raised beds. It is a well-made product, and a good bargain. Yes, we did add about $30 to the project (glue, brick pavers, and water seal, which will be more than adequate for the next few beds we buy), but that's nothing compared to the length of time we expect to get out of this garden bed.

Good Quality, simple to assemble

This is a great planter box. It was easy to assemble even if the diagrams and instructions were a little wonky at times. I filled it up with about 240 lbs of soil and it is holding well. It's a pretty sturdy box. Looking forward to seeing how long it will last. There are drainage holes, and I like how the bottom floor pieces have some space between them. It allows good air circulation and drainage.

I always find a way to do building projects with my husband now. So, these were a perfect project to do together.For the time to put these together. It took us about an hour to put both together. Once you do one. The other one is quicker to put together because you already know how to do it after putting one together. I will say it may of took longer if it was just one person putting them together.About the directions. Building them for us was easy. Directions seemed clear to understand. Everything that we needed to build the raised beds were included. I saw some people saying that they had missing items. We actually noticed they gave us a few extra screws after counting everything the directions said we were supposed to have.About overall build. As I saw others saying. When sliding the bottom boards in. We did notice some gabbing in between where you put the dividers. Which could be an issue for some. This was not really a problem for us because as you can see. We lined the beds with fabric liner. We also think there is a gab because where you are dividing each section. You can keep plants separated that you technically should not plant together. It all depends on how you are planning to use these raised beds. I made sure to companion plant in both beds. To maximize the space. No matter the sides. Everything in each raised bed can thrive together. Also, in case anyone is wondering. We also sealed our raised beds to protect the wood when it rains, when it’s really hot and when it’s really cold. So, that is why our beds have a darker look to them.Would I recommend. Yes, absolutely. I’m not a first time gardener, but this is my first time having raised beds. I chose these because they were elevated. So, it doesn’t put too much stain on my back when gardening. I get that enough with my containers lol. The only negative thing I’ve heard could happen with these beds. Is that the bottoms could cave. I’m praying that doesn’t happen. I’m choosing to take that risk. Overall I love these raised beds, and I’m sure this is just first of many that I will purchase during my garden journey. Happy Gardening.