blumfeldt Metal Raised Beds for Gardens, Vegetable Planters Outdoor for Garden Herbs, Flowers, Fruit, Veggie, 970L Large Free Standing Steel Elevated Planter Box Kit, Weatherproof & Rust-Free, 1.8m

Super item so simple to bolt together even a child could build it. Seller kept in touch while they were delivered from Berlin which did not take long at all. The blue on them is a protective fin that should be taken off before you bolt it together but I like the look it reminds me of Greece. You will need a Phillips screwdriver and a 10mm spanner to construct it, I did it solo with zero issues. 56 bolts hold it all together and it is solid and should last a very long time with it being galvanised. The only thing is that it takes some filling !!! It is rather large so will take a lot of material to fill. Very happy and although I had thought them expensive when I ordered I feel they are worth the money. Very happy !

I was looking at making some planters until I discover these.I bought three semi circular planers and a long one from Amazon.Beautifully wrapped and packaged into a small box.I covered the kitchen table with towels and assembled it standing up ~ much better for your backThe instructions are simple and clear.An electric screwdriver is very much recommended, but not essential.Nuts and and bolts into a plastic bowl and sort the panels out.It's repetitive work but not hard.Panel to panel and washers & bolts in the joining holes.I did them finger tight everywhere to start with.Once it was all together I went round with the electric screwdriver in one hand a a little spanner in the other to tighten everything up.It looks great in my eyes, it's very good value for money, the available different sizes to suit your garden space.Once in place I started to fill it with the cheap Council compost available at the recycling centre. The top layers will have better quality compost for the plants to grow in.The three semi circular planters will eventually sit in front of a fence that will hide the air source heat pump.I am delighted with the planters.

I wanted a waist-high raised bed after getting inspiration from a YouTube channel ("self sufficient me"). That channel recommended a particular brand that's not available in the UK or at least not this size. This looked to be the closest alternative. As you can see from the photos it looks great and is very sturdy. My wife and I put it together without too much difficulty. One tip - put the washers on the inside rather than the outside! I was a little annoyed that the panels didn't line up perfectly but really it's not a big deal. I bought separately off Amazon some black rubber trim which fits perfectly and smooths out the bits where the panels are slightly out of line. I bought this trim "Standard black rubber car edge protective trim 14mm x 8.5mm FITS 1mm - 3mm".To fill the bed I followed the "hugelkultur" approach as learnt on the channel. I filled it with logs, branches, some turf I'd removed etc leaving a 30cm or perhaps slightly more for a mix of compost, good soil, rotted manure.The bed was shipped from Germany. I've since planted a variety of seeds and plants and everything is growing really well. It's an investment for sure but worth it in the longer term. It's so easy having the bed at waist level. This won't be the last one I buy.

Sturdy, easy to put together. This makes 3 we have bought.No complaints. We will be buying more

This came well packaged and when assembled it's pretty sturdy.I found it necessary to call in the wife to assist in the early stages to help hold pieces together while I attached the top and bottom bolts to each. Once all the parts were assembled and the bed stood upright with just the top and bottom bolts in place, then it was just a tedious job of screwing in the other ones. There are 7 bolts to attach each section together, 70 in total! Possibly excessive but it's not going to fall apart!I picked this item rather than one of the many other raised beds because it's taller and will hopefully save me from bending over as much. I haven't filled it full yet, wanted to get it planted for the summer/autumn and to see how things go.The only negative I can add it that the corner sections are coated in blue. This looks like it would be a long job to try and take off, but it didn't worry me so I left it on and I'm really happy with the item.

This was OK except for the largish gaps at the corners when assembled. These are numerous (because of the corrugation) and would allow soil/water to leak out. When I assembled the unit I covered the insides of the corners with strong duct tape. I have no idea how long that will last. The other issue is that the unit bulges outwards at the centre of each long side, when filled with compost. I thought that this might happen and asked the manufacturer if there was a brace. There reply was that I could return the unit for a refund if I didn't want it.... I wish now that I had gone down to my local DIY store to see if there was anything I could have bought to use as a brace. Over the top would not do - it would have to be about half way down and installed before filling... I don't really fancy emptying half of the contents out...

I bought this planter as a 6 part item, ( As shown in the picture) which would have been reasonably easy for me to assemble, however the item I received came in 16 parts. Much more difficult to put together. I'm approaching 80 and not as nimble fingered as i used to be. The Material is very strong and reminiscent of the WW2 air raid shelters which I used to play in, so I reckon that it will certainly outlive me. I'm looking forward to using it when my Son and Grandson are free to assemble it for me. It could do with a bracing piece in the centre section as I'm sure that once filled with soil it's going to bow outwards. The picture on Amazon needs to be changed or advice given to customers that they may receive a 16 part item, not a 6 part item.

Nicely constructed easy to assemble only negative is it really needs a centre brace as it bows when soil is added.