A raised bed with 8 by 8 by 16 inch blocks with two-layer walls and dimensions just under 5 feet wide by 9 feet long will require 36 standard dimension concrete blocks.

Q:After reading your column on salvaging old bricks (Dec. 15), I have a couple of questions of my own and would like to get some suggestions. I have a concrete slab (about 2 to 3 inches thick with ...

Unlike wood, concrete doesn't rot, and the beds can be dismantled and moved. If the bed is small, ... Make a raised bed with concrete blocks . Updated: May. 12, 2010, 10:22 a.m.

For concrete block raised beds, you can use one layer or stack two together. Most blocks are 8X8X16 and fairly inexpensive.

Masonry materials like cement blocks, stacked bricks or even broken concrete works great especially if the bed will be a permanent one. Metal sides are becoming more popular nowadays, too.

A raised bed is a freestanding structure, elevating the soil level from the existing grade. The frame supports the soil mass and is made from wood or other materials, such as concrete blocks or metal.

The book details Gillespie's methods and reasons for building raised beds with concrete blocks, but it's also a basic gardening guide. ``Cinder Block Gardens'' contains such information as ...

A triangular concrete block raised bed with eggplants and marigolds is one of the ideas presented in the kitchen garden. [email protected] Hidden on a residential street near French ...