Vego garden Raised Garden Bed Kits, 17" Tall 6 in 1 Modular Metal Raised Planter Bed for Vegetables Flowers Patio Ground Planter Box-Olive Green

I bought this to use in my 2025 garden. I have been using garden bags and want to upgrade. Since I am a visual person, I wanted to see it put together before I ordered more.First, it was easy to assemble and the directions are clear. It appears to be very sturdy and unlikely to bend easily. The size is perfect. Lastly, the rubber gasket around the top edge is very nice and protective.I will say the gasket was a little tricky to install, specifically around the areas where the pieces overlap. Patience and persistence paid off.I will post an update after the 2025 growing season to comment on longevity.

The media could not be loaded. These are worth the extra cost because they last much longer than wood garden beds. I like this cream color too. It makes my green garden plants pop! They are easy to assemble. I hope to change out all my wooden beds.

We’ve had raised beds before but nothing like this. These are amazing quality. The bed was SO simple to put together, it looks great in our backyard, and the materials are superb quality. I really appreciate the rubberized edging that protects my kiddos from the sharp metal edges. Would definitely buy this brand again.

I am very happy with the Vego garden beds and over time have purchased five. I found them easy to assemble and made of high-quality materials. Once I assembled the first one I feel the rest could have been done in my sleep. The 17" height is a good midway solution between in-ground beds and any much taller. It takes a bit of material to fill them but not so much as to make it cost-prohibitive if installing a number of them. I first purchased the 9 in 1 and have one of those with the remaining four being the 6 in 1 which were perfect in the amount of space I had to install the remaining beds. Again, happy with Vego raised beds and would recommend them.

I have tried various other methods to have raised garden beds, mostly wood-based, but no matter what material I used (treated as well as cedar) they all eventually rot and need replacing.Now that I am in to my 70s, having to bend down, let alone get on my knees, to garden was no longer an option (I didn't like getting on my knees when I was a kid!). So I bought their tallest 3.5x3.5 model and I love it. Just the right height for me (6'3" - I have shrunk an inch as I aged).The panels come covered in a type of plastic sheeting to protect the outside of the panels. But, boy, is that plastic hard to remove. It isn't as easy as the plastic film you find covering plastic or glass surfaces to protect them from scratching that just lifts right off. Nope, this stuff has to be slowly peeled away from the panel. After getting it started on one edge, I eventually found the best way is to use both thumbs and push the plastic away from you, sort of rolling the plastic up as you go. The first panel took me about 20 minutes to remove the sheet (remember, the kit I bought has the tallest panels), gradually figuring out which was the best way to do it, but once I got that panel done, each succeeding panel took me less and less time and the last panel (there were 8), I had the process down to less than 5 minutes.Yes, putting the panels together, especially on this tall model, really does require two people. I managed to get it done by myself, but what a chore it was. Also, I started putting it together inside, attaching a straight panel to a curved panel (I created a square bed), I decided I'd better check the width of my exterior doors. Good thing, too, since my doors were an inch smaller than the narrowest dimension of the completed bed. So I finished the build outside on my deck and then carried the completed bed to where I wanted it.I used the carton the kit came in as a base, setting the bed on top of the unfolded box. The cardboard box was slightly larger than the 3.5x3.5 bed and after getting some compost inside the bed to keep it from moving, I used a utility knife to trim off the cardboard that stuck out from beneath the bed. It took over two dozen bags of compost, some were larger than others as I used different brands (I will warn you that Miracle Grow brand compost has a lot of sticks and stones and just doesn't seem as well composted as the other brands I used). That almost filled it, to about 6 inches from the top of the bed, but it has since settled and next year I will need to add several more bags of compost.Overall, I am very pleased with the bed itself. I found it very sturdy, it looks nice (love the dark green color I chose), and there have been no problems. There was no "blow-out" or panels bowing due to the weight of so much soil such as one comment noted. The 3.5x3.5 square seems really solid and sturdy; possibly creating other sizes with longer sides is what creates that problem.

An attractive and sturdy product. There are a LOT of screws that hold it together, so be prepared for that tedium. Be sure to leave protective coating on during assembly, EXCEPT where panels overlap and screws mount.

I have 2 of these units now and they assemble easily and are light enough for a single person to place and level! Paint and hardware are holding up well! I prefer the painted ones to the galvanized units they fit in the landscape more aesthetically. The edge protector goes on fast and easy and keeps you from injury as the edges are sharp!

I love how these look, easy to assemble. Great product.

Wonderful and beautiful planter