Thank you all for your suggestions - all good as usual.

I have the bricks already as next door was moving out and we asked for the
bricks, that would have gone to the tip anyway.

We don't have lawn/grass, just concrete flag stones in the back yard, so
mowing is not a problem.

Thanks again
Katherine


My garden beds are ground level, and because of age and a bad back, I
would like to build/make higher ones.

It has been suggested to me to make the back wall of the beds out from
the fences in case in the future, the palings needs to come out, then it
will make life easier to work on the fencing.

I intend to make the walls of these beds out of bricks. How far away from
the fences would you suggest to come out.

Thanks for your help
Katherine


*Such* a great idea! My DH has made me four raised garden beds and garden
work is much easier as a result. My beds are made from Bunnings' sleepers
(150mm x 50mm x 1.5m). We made them three sleepers deep (ie 450mm) with an
additional 50mm plank placed on top to form a bench seat. This has turned
out to be an excellent feature, as our teenaged daughter's friends like to
have barbecues in the yard and seating is no problem at all! There's
plenty, all along the garden beds!