Greenes FenceOriginal Cedar Raised Garden Bed, 4' x 12' x 7-10.5" - Made in USA with North American Cedar

These are great, very easy to set up, and they blend in perfectly with the yard and the landscaping. They don't look out of place at all, which was my wife's concern when I began sharing my plans to set up a garden in our backyard. Looking at various reviews for Greenes beds, in general, some complain about the price for what you get (essentially, planks of wood and wooden posts). But I had absolutely no interest in going out to buy lumber, hauling it home, measuring, cutting, etc., so I found the price to be an absolute bargain considering the time spent and the fit and finish of the assembled product. The reason I ended up buying Greenes garden beds is due to them being modular, and the company makes many different kits allowing for future upgrading or expanding. The modular aspect of these also allows for custom designs from the start.When I initially started looking, I found that none of the kits, alone, were ideal for what I had in mind. So, knowing that I would be purchasing at least two kits no matter what, I spent a great deal of time sketching designs and counting pieces that came in each of the various kits. Although there are many different kits that are offered, and which were considered, I ended up purchasing two of this specific set (Greenes Fence Two Tiers Dovetail Raised Garden Bed). Two of these gave me all the pieces I needed for my design, with NO EXTRA PIECES, whatsoever. Well, except for the finishing caps at the top of the posts; I left them off as I prefer the look without them, looks cleaner to me.I was able to set up a U-shape design that allows easy access to all sides, and actually provides square footage that is greater than the sum of its parts. For example, the way that one of these kits sets up out of the box provides 48 square feet. Using two of these kits and my personal design, I netted a 112 square foot area. One is able to accomplish this by using boards that would normally be separating some of the sections from one another, to extend the footprint, instead. Prior to purchasing, I emailed Greenes customer service and was told that they recommend, for support, using at least one board to connect two 4x4 sections together, so this is what I incorporated into my design. Although you could probably get by without doing this as, once the dirt is in there, I don't think the sides are moving at all.If you intend on doing your own design with multiple Greenes kits, pay close attention to the number and type of posts that come in each kit, as there are posts that are either "2-tall" or "3-tall" (my words). While not applicable for this kit, some of the Greenes kits that have a four-board-tall wall utilize two of the "2-tall" posts to achieve this height.

I am a middle aged lady with a neck problem and even I could put these together. Folks in other reviews complained about flimsy boards and leaking so I planned for this by using some heavy weed block to cover the cracks between the slats before adding soil. The slats seemed plenty strong, but I did use a light soil mix that was dry to fill them. One issue is that one of the end caps broke in half when I screwed it on to a corner post. I did not use a nail and hammer or anything. I recommend a rubber mallet for driving the tongue and groove construction together as there's bits of wood left in some of them so driving the ens in (gently) in just makes it easier and snugger... also makes it easy to keep the boards even as you add posts and slats to make the beds.You'd have to pay a lot more for higher quality than these. For the purpose of creating a garden in a hurry and on a budget these are awesome. In the couple months I have had them, I grew early season kale, carrots, peas and have a head start on strawberries.

Ordered 2 of these and put up about a month ago. Setup was very easy, took about 5 minutes for all 3 sections.I would agree with everyone that said the fittings are pretty rough cut and it's not very polished. But as long as it goes together it doesn't matter to me that the inside tracks were rough cut, you don't see that anyways.The actual boards are pretty decent but also some are pretty rough cut, but not that bad like some people stated. A few of the boards are slightly warped, but very slightly.For the price I would say that these were a great purchase, when pricing out making them myself for the same square footage, it was cheaper to buy this package than to get cedar boards and hardware from Lowe's.Over all very happy, I would definitely recommend getting some raised bed cedar oil, and hey why not, it will only improve the longevity and durability.I'm looking forward to see how these handle a Vermont winter, but I am going to tarp all of them over the winter to further their longevity.But overall pretty satisfied.

Very easy to assemble, all the pieces were precut and didn't need any power tools for box function. Has enough room I can grow around 15 different herbs and vegetables. However the quality doesn't seem to be as strong as described, the wood doesn't appear treated as will have to do myself. Also two corners split during assemble of the last two ends of structure, some cuts were rough and were not all precise. Were somewhat dissapointed and may need to upgrade in a year or two.

This was easy to put together; just slide the wood planks into the beveled wood corner. One of our corners was broken, and fell apart. We used the other side (all four corners have slats). It comes rough, though. The pieces of wood have plenty of splinters coming out of the wood. While we were putting it together, one of my kiddos had a splinter the size of Texas sticking out of her hand. Easily fixable, but ouch!It's holding well. We have two of three boxes filled with soil and seeds. The boxes look like there are managing well - no signs of warping, or coming apart. We are pleased with the purchase, just wish the wood was a smooth finish - that would have been a five star purchase and no splinters! :)

This garden is a great value purchase for a raised garden bed. It can be a little difficult to assemble due to the workmanship during fabrication of the joints but nothing a rubber mallet cant fix. I did have two of the joints split during assembly but I simply turned them into a different corner, no problem. All around good buy for a couple years worth of gardening.