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Raised bed with raspberries

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  • NewbiegardnerNewbiegardner Posts: 23
    Ok so a bit of background we bought the house 10 years ago and the people before us were retired keen gardeners, so they were out in the garden everyday. Me and my hubby had higher priorities in regards to changes on the house that needed to be done so the garden has got a bit out of control. We are taking everything out the garden and building it to what we will be able to handle. I am having a raised bed built on one side and will have another area to plant in on the opposite side of the garden where I’m looking to have an apple tree and pear tree. I am looking to grow fruit we eat for as long as possible in the year so all advice will be taken onboard 😊
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited January 2023
    Lizzie,  raspberries grow well from hard-wood cuttings.  Not too late.  Also from detached  suckers.  You can have lots more soon.  

    But what situation are they in?  And can it be improved?

    The lady who hd lots of raised beds was possibly following fashion or design not horticultural needs.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited January 2023
    The raised beds were introduced so that she could continue to grow her favourite fruit and veg plants. She opened her beautiful garden for the NGS scheme, raising more than  £15,000 over the years. People came from miles to see her garden and sample her blackcurrant cake.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited January 2023
    So she was following fashion and design and commercial and peer group pressures.


     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    She enjoys just reading the forum and sometimes we share our thoughts. I am sure she will read your comments for herself.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    edited January 2023
    An alternative viewpoint would be that she adapted her garden so that she could use it in a way that made her happy.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited January 2023
    I agree, but did the plants grow better?
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    If they grew just as well, or even as well as contented the gardener, that was surely the point  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Doesn't matter whether the plants grew better or worse as long as they grew and the gardener was able to continue gardening.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I am sure she won't see this as a personal attack. She is a simliar age to you, if your likeness is correct. She will have a laugh and move on.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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