Customer Reviews

Frame It All SBX-FNP 4-by-4-Foot Raised Garden Bed

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
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This was a surprisingly easy beginning gardening project, and I'm now getting wonderful homegrown tomoatoes! It was simple to put together, and everything fit like it was supposed to.

The product looks exactly as it does in the photos, and the current price on Amazon matches the lowest price I've seen at large chain home stores. I saw it for nearly 2x's the price at a smaller garden center!
The installation is very easy, but you will need a drill for attaching the brackets to the boards. The composite timbers are plastic-looking, but an attractive reddish-brown color. Everything seems solid. The stacking feature works very well, not wobbly or loose-feeling.
The one drawback is that about the only thing you can do with this specific kit is make the 4x4' square. If you need more flexibility in your design, the company does sell just the brackets, and you could cut your own 2x6 decking to make larger areas, different shapes, etc. and save a little money.

Very easy set-up. While I couldn't quite figure out how to put this together, I could not find any directions, my husband had this garden box put together quickly. He measured out the distance, used a square to make sure everything was exact, then put it together. It took longer to purchase the dirt to fill it than to set it up.

Of note: It took two deliveries before receiving a garden box that was not broken. As always Amazon provided superb (well outstanding) service by replacing each unit using overnight delivery.

We purchased the irrigation system and dividers from Square Foot gardening.org to make this a true Square Foot Garden. You can purchase the Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work to garden using less space and water.

Highly recommend.

I own one 4x4 garden bed of this type along with a total of 3 4x4 sections of another / cheaper brand from walmart. I wish I would have purchased all of the bed framing from "Frame it all" / of this type. Not only was this product easy to install and taller than the cheaper brand but it also stands up better to abuse from my lawn edger/trimmer. Another factor that can come into play with these beds is thei overall strength. After one season the bed still looks great - there is no bowing or separation at the joints as is the case with the cheaper product from walmart. I highly recommend this product for a great looking, durable garden bed.

Received on time. Putting it together was frustrating. There were no holes for the screws that hold the corner pieces to the planks which caused problems connecting. I will stick to wood frames.