AMERLIFE 7x2 Ft Raised Garden Bed, 16 Inch Deep Wood Planter with Legs

I kept trying to find an elevated garden bed made of solid wood that was also DEEP! Just opening the package smelled amazing because it was REAL wood. I LOVE this planter box. It was easy to assemble. I stained/sealed mine and added wheels so I can wheel my blueberry bushes around for optimal sun. I put thick plastic against the walls on the inside to protect them from moisture. On the bottom, under the soil, I used leftover parts of our live Christmas tree and water permeable cloth for good drainage. I did drill a couple extra drainage holes in the bottom just to make sure drainage would be good. Overall, I love it. Good price for 109$ on sale. It is very stable and solid. It is a great height and great for backyard gardening.

Nice planter and right height. Easy assembly, my wife and daughter really like it. I would definitely recommend as it is a good value at this price. I would purchase all over again.

I bought two. I put them together by myself although It would be helpful during certain steps to have a second person hold pieces. Like others have said, this is not cedar like it says, but I still like it. I used non-toxic stain since I'm using the planters for vegetables. I also installed casters on the legs to move around my deck. There are gaps between the bottom boards but I suppose that will aid in drainage. I plan to install landscape fabric in inside the planters to reduce any soil leakage with drainage. All in all, I like the product. So far I'd buy again but it hasn't been outside yet.

This raised garden beds is strong and well built. I love the depth 16" most raised garden beds are 12" deep. This is a great buy for the price. Also easy to put together. It took me about 1 hour not the 20 minutes it advertised, but not hard at all. Everything lined up and with a power drill all the screws went in easily. I have bought and put together several and was very disappointed in the process. I even had one collapse mid season. You will be happy with this purchase.

What should have taken twenty minutes to put together took TWO HOURS with two people. It was just one problem after another. For starters, the boards do not fit together well. As you can see in the photos, the ends of the boards are rectangular, and the slots they go into are not. This caused alignment issues where some fit better than others, and some ends had to be sanded down to fit at all. Cutout slots for the bottom support bars also had to be sanded because they didn't align.... Not even close And speaking of alignment issues.... the screws. The big ones. The holes for them were drilled poorly. You can see in the picture that, when you put the screw in, it's not in the middle. It's tilted towards one side, so the little thing (I don't know what it's called, but it goes in that hole and holds the screw) doesn't work. We ended up using screws and sandpaper to adjust several of these holes so the screw would go in straight. And to do that, we had to take the pieces apart. Might as well just make the customer drill their own holes. Oh, wait, for some pieces, they do! Due to issues with the holes, one of the big screws got stripped, and, of course, it was one we needed to remove and put back in due to the hole problems. Guess what ONE thing they don't give you any extra of? The big screws. So that was a pain trying to get it out and back in. They give you extras of almost everything else, except that. However, even though they give you extra of the medium sized screws, the indent on the top of several of them was not done fully, so you couldn't actually use them. Overall, poor quality control and a serious lack of sense. One of the wood planks for the bottom was warped too, though it was a relatively minor problem. We left it outside in the rain without anything in it and the boards for the bottom expanded and warped to the point they didn't fit, but once it dried out, the boards returned to normal. The good? We haven't had any issues with it's functioning. It was easy to move to where we wanted it. It holds the raised bed soil we put in it. I am a little worried it won't drain well enough for some of my herbs because it only has a few holes, but we'll have to wait and see. Overall, it looks decent and is holding together, but putting it together was a nightmare. I've put a lot of things together, and this is up there with some of the worst, but most of the other bad ones were more complex. This is just a box. It should be fast and easy. Yet there were three issues before we even got to step 2. I do not recommend this at all. Also note: this doesn't come with any tools. I actually prefer they don't waste materials on tools when I have my own, but it is a bit unusual these days. I suggest, if you do buy this, make sure you have a drill and some sandpaper.

Easy to assemble, on my porch, happy with it

I just assembled both of my raised bed and here's my experience (I am not a workshop person but put together many Ikea furniture's and outdoor benches/chairs from Wood Classic): Good: packed nicely without any broken pieces and no missing screws, wood smell nice and relatively thick, OK directions (should suggest a rubber mallet to line up the boards) Bad: A few of the pre-drilled holes were misaligned and caused major assembly time (was going to return it) because the screw needs to inserted into a threaded nut in order to secure the board to the frame (I use an ice pick to guide the other screws), the depth for the nuts are not precisely drilled and need to play around to thread the screw into the nut, some of the pieces do not fit nicely into the groove on the foot and needed a mallet to gently pound it in. I don't know how someone can put this together in 20 mins. It took me 5hrs for the 1st set and 2.5hrs for the 2nd set. The first set have more drilling imperfections. A handy person with a helper should be able to assemble this in under an hr . Overall, I am satisfy with the raised bed since it looks nice and is make from solid wood. It should be pretty sturdy with all the screws and price is fair. I will put casters on the legs for mobility and will apply some clear stains over it.

I read a review where someone said it takes 2 people to put it together. I laughed out loud. I'm a 66 year old female and had no problem doing it by myself. I ordered two and the 1st one, it took me maybe 1.5 hours. 2nd one, 1 or less hours. They look great in my garden. Love them!