14 Raised garden border ideas using WoodBlocX

Flower garden border ideas

Brighten up your garden with a mixture flowering plants, bulbs, shrubs and even grasses to create a decorative and easy-to-maintain border. Your raised border can be as long or short as you need, use our border calculator tool to get an instant price.

Vegetable garden border design

Garden borders are great spaces to be used for growing veggies and edibles as well as plants. With WoodBlocX you can utilise your space to make extra room for growing your own produce. Raised borders can be a great solution if you are short on space as they can be placed against a wall or fence or you could use a rectangular or square raised bed instead to create an instant growing area.

Raised border design with seating

Why not create a multifunctional garden border by adding a seat or bench area! This is totally achievable thanks to the versatile design of WoodBlocX. Being a modular timber system means that we are able to integrate a comfortable seat into a garden border design. Try our Free Design Service where our team can help you create your perfect border and seat combination. We have a great customer case study which showcases this type of border and seat perfectly.

Raised border design for new build gardens

WoodBlocX is extremely popular with new build homeowners, we help them transform their typical new build plots, which usually comprise of just grass and paving, into a beautiful and functional spaces, adding some much need planting space to the garden, just submit your ideas for your new build garden to our Free Design Service and we can create a series of border ideas for you.

Low maintenance raised border

Raising the level of garden borders from ground to waist level will make planting, weeding and watering much easier. WoodBlocX is ideal for creating different shaped beds and borders, use it to follow the shape of the garden like this raised garden border idea, or create areas that protrude outwards to add extra design interest and more space for planting. Get inspired by this garden case study.

Front garden border ideas

Front gardens can be tricky spaces to deal with but small updates can make a big difference. Whether it’s a border for plants by the front door to create an inviting entrance or something to border the driveway, it can all be achieved using WoodBlocX. Read about how Ruth created a colourful and inviting front entrance.

WoodBlocX garden border kits are quick and easy to build so you can transform your garden in less than a day in most cases. The structures can be built on any flat surface and there is no need for any significant groundworks, plus they’re built to last, making them a brilliant alternative to railway sleepers, bricks and stone.

Sloped garden border design

Landscaping sloped gardens is one the specialities of WoodBlocX. Thanks to it being modular and made of smaller pieces of timber we can step our beds and borders to work perfectly with the slope of your garden. We can even add steps into a design like this one. Contact our Design Team to help you with your design to make sure it works perfectly with your space.

Garden border with a pond

Adding an above ground pond as part of a garden border design is easily done with WoodBlocX. We recommend using our smaller ponds which can be up to 1.875m width or in length and 0.65m high, however, larger pond designs can be accommodated using our double skinned design.

Modern garden border ideas

WoodBlocX is perfect for creating borders in modern gardens thanks to our choice of finishes and ability to create garden border designs that fit your style and the space in your garden brilliantly. Our capping (the last layer that tops the design off) is available in either ‘modern’ which finishes flush with the structure to create a much more minimal finish to your border design or ‘traditional’ which has a slight overhang.

Narrow border ideas

WoodBlocX borders can be all widths, including narrow, like this one pictured. Narrow borders are perfect if you’re limited on space or want to utilise a certain area in the garden. Use our garden border calculator or raised bed calculator to add your ideal measurements to get an instant price.

Curved raised border design

WoodBlocX can be used to create attractive curved borders too, these are perfect for gardens that are in need of a more fluid shape, to break up straight lines, or to create a beautiful feature-border for a seating or patio area. Bespoke is best when it comes to curves so be sure to submit your measurements via our Free Design Service and our team will work with you create the perfect curved border for your garden.

Tiered raised border

Tiered raised borders allow you to add different levels of planting to create a great display or, the different compartments are ideal if you plan to include plants that need different soil conditions such as azaleas or other ericaceous varieties.

Tall garden border

Tall raised borders make a great design feature and are perfect for cascading plants. WoodBlocX garden borders can be built at heights of up to 1m, use them as a decorative border, or for building retaining walls. Our Free Design Service is at your disposal for all the advice you need.

Full garden beds and borders

Whether you’re replacing old brick, stone or railway sleeper borders or creating a garden from scratch, you can use WoodBlocX to create a beautiful and functional garden design. Using borders that flow throughout the garden or across different levels can help bring shape and structure to your outdoor space. Check out our customer gardens page which is packed full of ideas for your next garden update.