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How to build a raised garden bed next to pool?

myhandyman21
Just Starting Out

How to build a raised garden bed next to pool?

We have a pool water-feature in front of the Timber fence. please refer to the photos attached. We built the water-feature box in block-wall and covered it with coping tiles and stone feature tiles...But in doing so we haven't built the back wall against the timber fence...which now needs to be taken care. We want to keep the timber fence and somehow protect the fence as we wanting to fill the box with soil to create a garden bed. I was considering putting builders plastic along the fence line in the hopes of stopping the wet soil from the garden bed coming into contact with the fence.  Would that help or would it make it worse because water can not freely drain? What other options do we have to achieve the garden bed...we tried putting potted plants but they don't last long. so we wishing to plant Heliconia Tropicana's palms which would grow 2-3m tall as seen in photo.

 

(Heliconia Tropicana's ) Heliconia Tropicana'sHeliconia Tropicana's

(Water feature from outside) Pool Water feature frontPool Water feature front

Pool Water Feature from sidePool Water Feature from side

 

(Water feature from Inside)

Inside of the water featureInside of the water feature

EricL
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: How to build a raised garden bed next to pool?

Hello @myhandyman21 

 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us and thanks for sharing your question about your raised garden bed. 

 

In order for the fence not to get damaged by the soil and the pressure that it will generate, I suggest building an inner frame inside to prevent damaging the fence. I recommend having a look at this discussion - Merbau raised garden bed by @diy_hausdesigns. It's a good example of how you can build a frame inside your existing structure.

 

Once you have this structure in place it will no longer be necessary to put builder's plastic on the inside.

 

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

 

Eric

 

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Trackeyd
Just Starting Out

Re: How to build a raised garden bed next to pool?

May I ask what you used to build the wall feature and clad the stone to? Was it bricks, besser blcoks or other? Also, did you put concrete in the garden bed or under the pool lip for support?

JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: How to build a raised garden bed next to pool?

Hi @Trackeyd,

 

A warm welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fantastic to have you with us.

 

Allow me to tag @myhandyman21 so they are notified of your question. Hopefully, they will respond shortly.

 

Jacob

 

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