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How to make an alpine raised bed – VIDEO

Making a raised alpine bed

This short video (2 mins 20 secs) shows you how to create a raised rockery bed from scratch.

This video shows:

  • Nailing together some thick planks to make the raised bed.
  • Filling with soil.
  • Shaping the soil surface.
  • Splitting a rock and placing it to make the rockery.
  • Planting the alpines (rock plants).
  • Finishing with gravel.

If you want raised bed kits, please see the bottom of this page.

What plants to use in a small raised alpine rockery bed:

These plants would be suitable and wouldn’t take over:

Making a raised alpine bed
Making a raised alpine bed

Here are some kits for making raised beds:

Botanico Let’s Grow Wooden Raised Bed  [1]

Spear & Jackson 1250 x 185mm Raised Bed [1]

Wooden Raised Border For Flower Bed Or Vegetable & Herb Growing 1 Metre Square [1]

Wooden Raised Bed [1]

Selections GF9435 Veg Trough Large Wooden Raised Vegetable Bed Planter [1]

[1] These are Amazon affiliate links.
This means I will get a fraction of the cost if you purchase it.