08/10/2026
Slingerlands, NY Custom Raised Bed Garden 🌿
This beautiful Bethlehem neighborhood boasts friendly neighbors, walkable streets, and the most gorgeous mature trees. But gorgeous trees come with glorious summer shade. Great for relaxing, but not so great for the summer fruiting crops we wanted to grow.
This is exactly the kind of garden problem I love solving: finding the right location, designing around the space, and creating a garden that is both productive and easy for the family to use.
We have been working together this summer on another attempt to grow veggies in the existing back deck garden beds, which are in a more shaded spot and were the original reason this client reached out for help. We have had some success with soil amendments and carefully crafted planting plans, but ultimately knew that choosing a sunnier spot would be better for a successful summer garden.
This weekend, that sunnier spot was met with the installation of two custom raised beds, just in time for fall planting. This twin border garden sits along the sunniest side of the house, conveniently along a well-traveled pathway.
We built a custom enclosure to protect the garden from deer, with four doors making the beds accessible from both sides. A stone pathway is held in place with black steel edging for an easy-to-maintain walkway around the beds.
These beds will be full of herbs, salad greens, and peas in no time!
If you’ve been dreaming about a garden for next year but aren’t sure where to put it or how to make it work in your space, schedule a discovery call today. Link in bio.
