How to build your own garden

It's easy as 1, 2, 3!

What you need to build your own garden

Timber (preferably untreated) 25-28mm thickness; any length & width of timber up to 2 metres
Nails
Hammer
Potting mix or topsoil to fill
Your DIY Garden corners

DIY Garden | Build your own garden | NZ

STEP 1To build your own garden, first slot corners over planks

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STEP 2Hammer nails in to hold firm

DIY Garden | Build a garden | NZ

STEP 3Place the raised garden on a patch of bare level ground and fill with soil, then plant

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