Best Choice Products 72x24x30in Raised Garden Bed, Elevated Wood Planter Box Stand for Backyard, Patio, Balcony w/Divider Panel, 6 Legs, 300lb Capacity - Acorn Brown

10 star! I couldn't believe I was paying that for WOOD, but what fine fur it is!!! My whole house smells of cedar, leaving it indoors overnight just to smell it in the house! This is TOP QUALITY WOOD PANELS, solid, smooth, no splinters. It is more or better than my expectations. I hated paying that for it but I will be enjoying this for YEARS, I am sure. Excellent drainage, easiest of assemblies, solid fine wood. So VERY HAPPY! putting 3@ 2 ft mum in it tomorrow, will be over flowing red and orange mum. SMELLS OH SO CEDAR FIR SMELL, LOVE IT. Sanded smooth, no splinters, excellent drainage, solid construction!love the mumms. Mumms the word!

I am a 76 year old woman and put this together in an hour. Easy peasy. Love the design and the size

Four months later, the first raised bed is showing signs of splitting along the top rail of one end and its adjoining end cap. We don't know if ground settling is causing this, or if the wood was too immature when it was harvested. The liners are disintegrating, literally breaking apart in the sunshine. Plan on an alternate means of keeping the soil in the beds would be prudent. Next year, we're thinking of plain old "get at WalMart" garden cloth, or seeing about getting the kind of cloth GrowBags are made from. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the second post regarding this product' the first one is listed below. We bought an additional two units, and the mortises (the parts where there is a slit cut so that the panels can be inserted) were "blown out" instead of ending at the point where they were supposed to. With an extra-heavy application of wood glue and additional long wood screws, we were able to put this together. Be prepared to need to adjust how the assembly goes, and to anticipate needing additional screws and heavy duty wood glue, and have them on hand and ready to go. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's a rainy day out, so hubby decided to assemble this in the sunroom. He laid everything out according to the directions and made certain all the pieces parts were there. The directions were clearly written and easy to follow. It took about half an hour for him to assemble the basic pieces, and he only needed about 15 minutes of my assistance to slide the bottom panels in and fasten the last end assembly. There were more fasteners than were needed to complete the project, a pleasant surprise. The liner looks adequate for the planter depth; we will need to get some staples to fasten it to the sides and ends. It could have been a bit deeper, but liner material is inexpensive enough should we decide to purchase more. As suggested in several videos we watched, he used some TiteBond Wood Glue on the legs, end caps, and mortise & tenon joinery, leaving the bottom panels with the drainage holes to float freely. Tomorrow we are going to use some Thompson's Water Seal to make sure that this investment lasts several years. At only 28 pounds, this is light enough for me to move into the position we want. Once placed on the brick pavers we bought, and after filling the bed with dirt, this bad girl isn't going anywhere. It is solid, sturdy, and doesn't move when "jiggled". OK, here's the bad part: we have to wait until payday to get several more of these raised beds. It is a well-made product, and a good bargain. Yes, we did add about $30 to the project (glue, brick pavers, and water seal, which will be more than adequate for the next few beds we buy), but that's nothing compared to the length of time we expect to get out of this garden bed.

Took longer to coat all the pieces than putting it together - putting it together took about half an hour. Suggest a rubber mallet, as the dovetail joints were snug - which is a GOOD thing. So, since I also own the "rustic" Gronomics elevated beds, thought I would comment on the similarities/differences. Both IMO are excellent products, and nicely allow you to simply put large potted plants out to serve as a screen without violating HOA rules - and, one day, I can take my trees and shrubs with me. It's also a great place to put house plants out for the season. To my surprise, the lining for this product is actually seamed and fitted, not just a swath of landscaping cloth like the Gronomics product - a nice surprise, even if it was a tad smelly. Overall, I'd say the same-sized Gronimics elevated bed is more "robust" tho I don't mean this is a flimsy product. The posts of the rustic Gronomics bed are thicker, heavier, and the top caps larger and screw in as opposed to pushing in with dowels. But the rustic Gronimics boards are "rough finished" while all of the Best Products boards were smooth, and nicely beveled. Actually, the Best Products elevated bed has tighter joins than the Gronomics beds I purchased. Both products I purchased need a coating of oil or some sort of weatherproofing, unless you want the wood to age fast. The cedar of the Best Choice product seemed softer than the Gronomics, and with both I had very minor splintering on a few board ends. At the moment I have 5 potted miniature citrus and two large potted hibiscus sitting in this elevated bed, and hope to make some wire arches and drape w. plastic so I can keep the citrus out longer as the weather cools, as the plants dislike coming indoors for the winter. As for this specific product, I'd buy again - it's very attractive - the color of the picture shown is pretty much what I received, and oiling the wood just made it look richer in color. In looking around, IMO the current price is very good and I'd buy another if I had room. Overall, I'd say the Gronomics product may be slightly more robust (and I do like the thicker posts and large wood caps of the Gronomics product) but can't say you'd go wrong purchasing this product either. Very happy with this purchase. Perhaps this product was imitating Gronomics or some other product, but if it's some sort of "knock-off" IMO it's a good one - sturdy, attractive, functional. And at the moment, an excellent price, as I'd seen Gronomics and other elevated beds sold as high as $300 online - worth shopping around!

Very easy to put together by yourself. Be aware there is no liner so if you want one order/buy it separately and there is space between the slats for adequate drainage. It is also a good height (I’m 5’6) you don’t have to bend down and it’s very sturdy. It doesn’t have wheels so where you put it is where it’s going to be pretty much , but I bought another version of this from the same company but smaller and with wheels that works great. There is plenty of space I used 6 cubic feet of soil. Happy gardening!

This is a good sized planter box. It's made of cedar and requires assembly which was relatively simple. It has drainage holes in the bottom panels. We plan on having this undercover on a patio so the wood should hold up okay out in the elements. I don't know how the wood would hold up if it were exposed to bad weather over time. We assembled it per the instructions which tells you to put the liner in before putting the caps on but the caps don't hold the liner in and as you can see it just sits there and flops down. If you fill it with dirt, which we don't intend to do, I would imagine that it would help holding the liner up. Even still you would end up with dirt behind the liner because it's not attached in any way. If I were to use this with the liner filled with dirt, I think I would have to staple it in or something. I'm not sure why the liner doesn't stay put. Otherwise the box itself is nicely made and it smells delightful because it's cedar. We plan to put potted plants in it so it will be just fine for our use and it looks really nice.

I always find a way to do building projects with my husband now. So, these were a perfect project to do together. For the time to put these together. It took us about an hour to put both together. Once you do one. The other one is quicker to put together because you already know how to do it after putting one together. I will say it may of took longer if it was just one person putting them together. About the directions. Building them for us was easy. Directions seemed clear to understand. Everything that we needed to build the raised beds were included. I saw some people saying that they had missing items. We actually noticed they gave us a few extra screws after counting everything the directions said we were supposed to have. About overall build. As I saw others saying. When sliding the bottom boards in. We did notice some gabbing in between where you put the dividers. Which could be an issue for some. This was not really a problem for us because as you can see. We lined the beds with fabric liner. We also think there is a gab because where you are dividing each section. You can keep plants separated that you technically should not plant together. It all depends on how you are planning to use these raised beds. I made sure to companion plant in both beds. To maximize the space. No matter the sides. Everything in each raised bed can thrive together. Also, in case anyone is wondering. We also sealed our raised beds to protect the wood when it rains, when it’s really hot and when it’s really cold. So, that is why our beds have a darker look to them. Would I recommend. Yes, absolutely. I’m not a first time gardener, but this is my first time having raised beds. I chose these because they were elevated. So, it doesn’t put too much stain on my back when gardening. I get that enough with my containers lol. The only negative thing I’ve heard could happen with these beds. Is that the bottoms could cave. I’m praying that doesn’t happen. I’m choosing to take that risk. Overall I love these raised beds, and I’m sure this is just first of many that I will purchase during my garden journey. Happy Gardening.

I'm leaving a 3 star revoew because I bought two of these. The quality of the 1st is spot on. The quality of the 2nd - not so much. I bought the 1st one and loved it so much I bought a 2nd one two weeks later. I have used sealant on both to try to preserve the wood. Pros: Clear instructions Went together quickly Everything lined up Great to go on the deck Cons: 2nd one: Wood was knotty Screws didn't want to go in due to the knots There was what im assuming is sap all over the pieces The stickers labeling the pieces had fallen off Overall, I would recommend this. It is definitely cute and functional.