Birdies Metal Raised Garden Beds
Grow More with Birdies Raised Garden Beds
Create a productive and beautiful garden almost anywhere with Birdies Metal Raised Garden Beds. Whether you're growing fresh vegetables and herbs, colorful flowers or a little of everything, Birdies makes it easy to create a dedicated growing space that fits your garden and the way you like to grow.
Originally developed in Australia, Birdies raised garden beds combine durable steel construction with a modular design that gives home gardeners flexibility in choosing the size, height and layout that works for their space.
Why Choose Birdies Raised Garden Beds?
From a first vegetable garden to an expansive backyard growing space, Birdies beds offer several advantages for home gardeners.
Built to Last 20+ Years
Birdies raised beds are made from corrosion-resistant BlueScope ZAM steel and are designed for long-term outdoor use. Their corrugated construction, reinforced corners and stainless-steel fasteners help the beds maintain their strength and shape season after season.
Better Control Over Your Soil
Instead of working with the native soil in your yard, a raised garden bed allows you to create a growing environment with quality soil and organic matter selected for the plants you want to grow.
Excellent Drainage
Birdies beds have an open bottom, allowing excess water to drain into the ground below while encouraging healthy root development.
Comfortable Gardening
Raised beds bring your plants closer to you. Birdies' taller 29-inch beds can reduce the amount of bending and kneeling needed while planting, tending and harvesting.
Made for Growing Food
Birdies raised beds are designed for growing vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers and other garden plants, making them an excellent foundation for an edible garden.
What Will You Grow?
A raised garden bed can become almost anything you imagine.
Create a kitchen garden filled with tomatoes, peppers and herbs. Grow seasonal greens, radishes and carrots in a salad garden. Mix vegetables, herbs and flowers for a colorful potager-style garden, or dedicate an entire bed to the herbs you use most often in the kitchen.
Have more room? Combine several Birdies beds with pathways to create an inviting raised-bed garden that's as enjoyable to walk through as it is to harvest.
Looking for inspiration? Explore our Raised Garden Bed Themes & Layouts for ideas to help plan your space.
Choose the Right Birdies Bed for Your Garden
Think about three things when selecting your raised garden bed: where it will go, what you want to grow and how you want to garden.
Choose Your Size
Birdies modular raised garden beds are available in Small, Medium and Large sizes, giving you options for everything from compact growing spaces to larger backyard gardens.
- Small: A good starting point for smaller spaces, focused herb or vegetable gardens, or gardeners who want to add a raised bed without dedicating a large portion of the yard to it.
- Medium: Offers additional growing room while maintaining comfortable access to your plants—an excellent all-around option for a home vegetable, herb or flower garden.
- Large: Provides generous planting space for gardeners who want to grow more crops or make raised beds a larger feature of the backyard.
Sizes, colors, and configurations available at SummerWinds Nursery may vary by location.
Choose Your Height
- 15-Inch Raised Beds: A versatile depth for vegetables, herbs, flowers and mixed gardens. Their lower profile keeps plants within easy reach and works well in a variety of backyard garden layouts.
- 29-Inch Raised Beds: Bring the garden closer to you, reducing bending and kneeling while providing generous soil depth.
Garden Tip: Think about reach as well as overall bed size. Position your raised bed so you can comfortably reach your plants without stepping into the bed and compacting the soil.
Built for Gardeners
Birdies raised garden beds are designed for straightforward assembly. Corrugated steel panels, reinforced corners and stainless-steel fasteners create a lightweight but strong garden bed, while rolled steel edges with a protective safety strip provide a finished edge around the top.
Birdies beds do not have a solid base, allowing water to drain naturally into the soil below.
Once your bed is assembled and in position, you're ready to fill it with soil and start planting.
Raised-Bed Gardening in Arizona
Raised garden beds can be especially useful for Arizona gardeners because they allow you to create a defined growing area with quality soil, good drainage and a dedicated watering system.
As with any Arizona garden, location matters. Consider the seasonal sunlight and heat exposure of your site along with the needs of the vegetables, herbs or flowers you plan to grow.
Do Metal Raised Garden Beds Get Too Hot in Arizona?
It's a reasonable concern, but a metal garden bed doesn't automatically mean overheated soil. Birdies' raised beds originated in Australia and are designed for use in hot climates. The manufacturer notes that the soil inside the bed acts as an insulator, helping protect plant roots from temperature fluctuations.
For Arizona gardens, maintaining healthy soil, watering appropriately and adding a layer of mulch can also help conserve moisture and moderate soil temperatures during hot weather.
Summer Heatwave Gardening Tips
Ready to start planning?
- Explore our Raised Garden Beds & Their Benefits guide for tips on location, soil, watering, fertilizing and more.
- You can also visit our Container Gardening resources for more ideas and inspiration for growing in defined spaces.
Birdies Colors
Birdies raised garden beds are available in contemporary colors designed to complement a variety of garden styles:
- Green Mist
- Merino – formerly called Light Clay
- Monolith – formerly called Slate Grey
Selection of sizes and colors varies by SummerWinds Nursery location.
Start Your Raised-Bed Garden
Whether you're creating your first raised vegetable garden or expanding an existing growing space, our Trusted Garden Advisors can help you choose the right Birdies bed, soil and plants for your garden.
Visit your local SummerWinds Nursery in Glendale, Mesa or Phoenix to explore available Birdies Metal Raised Garden Beds and get advice for your Arizona garden.
