Two beds' worth of growing space on one bed's patch of floor. The two-tier vertical garden bed, flat-packed and shipped anywhere in Australia.
This is freestanding vertical gardening: no wall, no fence, no drilling, so it suits renters too. Two of our timber tubbed boxes stack on four tall legs, which gives you a second garden bed above the first without using any more floor. Add braked castors and you can roll it into the sun as the seasons change.
We built the first one as a prototype in 2023 and showed it on Facebook. The people who saw it liked the same things: it saves space, you get two tubs to plant instead of one, and wheels let you follow the sun.
What is a two-tier vertical garden bed?
It is two of our standard tubbed boxes stacked on one set of four legs, with the same footprint as a single bed. Call it a tiered garden bed, a 2 tier raised garden bed or a tiered planter box: either way you get two real tubs of potting mix, one at 50 cm (knee height) and one at 125 cm (around chest height for most people).
How much room is there between the tiers?
About 52 cm of clear growing room between the rim of the bottom tub and the underside of the top tub, and more towards the sides where the curved top tub is shallow. That is plenty for lettuce, herbs and leafy greens to grow without touching the tub above.
What can I grow on each level?
Put herbs and salad greens in the top tub. It gets the sun, it sits at about chest height, and 23 cm of potting mix is plenty for basil, chives, thyme, oregano, rocket and lettuce. Keeping it shallow also keeps it light up high.
Put plants that like a break from the sun in the bottom tub, which the tub above partly shades. Silverbeet, spinach, kale, parsley, coriander and mint all cope with some shade, and a 35 cm or 41 cm bottom tub gives root veg like beetroot room to size up.
Which size and bottom tub should I pick?
Pick the Large (157 x 60 cm, 125 cm tall) for a full herb and salad garden, or the Compact (81 x 60 cm, 125 cm tall) when floor space is tight. The top tub is always 23 cm deep. You choose the bottom tub, 35 cm or 41 cm, and the litres below are potting mix for both tubs together:
- 35 cm bottom tub: Large 330 litres in total (220 + 110), Compact 165 litres (110 + 55)
- 41 cm bottom tub: Large 380 litres in total (270 + 110), Compact 190 litres (135 + 55)
Wheels are available with the 35 cm bottom tub.
Can I wheel it into the sun?
Yes, with the 35 cm bottom tub. Pick With wheels and the castors come in the kit, with every screw for them. The castors have brakes, so you can roll it into the sun in winter, out of the heat in summer, and hold it still when you want it to stay put. The planting heights stay at 50 cm and 125 cm on wheels. Put the kit together in its spot before you fill it; after that, small moves to follow the sun are what the wheels are for. Set it on firm, level ground and brake it before you let go.
We only fit wheels to the 35 cm bottom tub. A 41 cm bottom tub plus the 23 cm top tub is too heavy to push once it is full of potting mix.
Will it fit a small garden, courtyard or balcony?
Yes, that is what it is for. The Compact takes up 81 x 60 cm of floor, so it suits a courtyard, patio or balcony, and the Large is 157 x 60 cm. Both stand on four legs, so you get two tubs for the floor space of one. A full bed is heavy, so on a balcony check the weight limit with your building manager before you fill it.
Is the top tub too high to reach?
The top tub sits at 125 cm, around chest height for most adults, so herbs and greens are right in front of you. If you would rather have everything at waist height, our 80 cm raised garden bed is the one.
What is it made from?
Timber. The legs, frame and boxes are MicroPro H3 treated pine, and each tier has a recycled plastic tub that holds the potting mix and keeps the moisture off the timber. The only metal is the bolts and screws and, if you choose wheels, the castors. Being timber, you can also paint it any colour to suit your garden.
What do I get in the kit?
- Two end panels, already built, with the four tall legs fitted
- The long side panels for both tiers
- Two recycled plastic tubs (a 23 cm top tub and a 35 cm or 41 cm bottom tub, whichever you choose) and dampcourse
- Castors, if you choose wheels
- A screw pack with every bolt and screw
- The tools to put it together, and a step-by-step guide
Do I need my own tools?
No. It is a screwdriver-and-spanner job, and the tools are in the kit. A cordless drill makes it quicker, but a hand driver works fine too. The end panels arrive already built.
How does it get to me?
We ship it Australia wide in cartons with our couriers. Made in Queensland and shipped to any Australian address. Pick your size, bottom tub depth and wheels above and start your vertical garden.
How does it go together? The kit comes with a step by step guide and the tools you need. Download the Two-Tier assembly guide (PDF).
Two beds' worth of growing space on one bed's patch of floor. The two-tier vertical garden bed, flat-packed and shipped anywhere in Australia.
This is freestanding vertical gardening: no wall, no fence, no drilling, so it suits renters too. Two of our timber tubbed boxes stack on four tall legs, which gives you a second garden bed above the first without using any more floor. Add braked castors and you can roll it into the sun as the seasons change.
We built the first one as a prototype in 2023 and showed it on Facebook. The people who saw it liked the same things: it saves space, you get two tubs to plant instead of one, and wheels let you follow the sun.
What is a two-tier vertical garden bed?
It is two of our standard tubbed boxes stacked on one set of four legs, with the same footprint as a single bed. Call it a tiered garden bed, a 2 tier raised garden bed or a tiered planter box: either way you get two real tubs of potting mix, one at 50 cm (knee height) and one at 125 cm (around chest height for most people).
How much room is there between the tiers?
About 52 cm of clear growing room between the rim of the bottom tub and the underside of the top tub, and more towards the sides where the curved top tub is shallow. That is plenty for lettuce, herbs and leafy greens to grow without touching the tub above.
What can I grow on each level?
Put herbs and salad greens in the top tub. It gets the sun, it sits at about chest height, and 23 cm of potting mix is plenty for basil, chives, thyme, oregano, rocket and lettuce. Keeping it shallow also keeps it light up high.
Put plants that like a break from the sun in the bottom tub, which the tub above partly shades. Silverbeet, spinach, kale, parsley, coriander and mint all cope with some shade, and a 35 cm or 41 cm bottom tub gives root veg like beetroot room to size up.
Which size and bottom tub should I pick?
Pick the Large (157 x 60 cm, 125 cm tall) for a full herb and salad garden, or the Compact (81 x 60 cm, 125 cm tall) when floor space is tight. The top tub is always 23 cm deep. You choose the bottom tub, 35 cm or 41 cm, and the litres below are potting mix for both tubs together:
- 35 cm bottom tub: Large 330 litres in total (220 + 110), Compact 165 litres (110 + 55)
- 41 cm bottom tub: Large 380 litres in total (270 + 110), Compact 190 litres (135 + 55)
Wheels are available with the 35 cm bottom tub.
Can I wheel it into the sun?
Yes, with the 35 cm bottom tub. Pick With wheels and the castors come in the kit, with every screw for them. The castors have brakes, so you can roll it into the sun in winter, out of the heat in summer, and hold it still when you want it to stay put. The planting heights stay at 50 cm and 125 cm on wheels. Put the kit together in its spot before you fill it; after that, small moves to follow the sun are what the wheels are for. Set it on firm, level ground and brake it before you let go.
We only fit wheels to the 35 cm bottom tub. A 41 cm bottom tub plus the 23 cm top tub is too heavy to push once it is full of potting mix.
Will it fit a small garden, courtyard or balcony?
Yes, that is what it is for. The Compact takes up 81 x 60 cm of floor, so it suits a courtyard, patio or balcony, and the Large is 157 x 60 cm. Both stand on four legs, so you get two tubs for the floor space of one. A full bed is heavy, so on a balcony check the weight limit with your building manager before you fill it.
Is the top tub too high to reach?
The top tub sits at 125 cm, around chest height for most adults, so herbs and greens are right in front of you. If you would rather have everything at waist height, our 80 cm raised garden bed is the one.
What is it made from?
Timber. The legs, frame and boxes are MicroPro H3 treated pine, and each tier has a recycled plastic tub that holds the potting mix and keeps the moisture off the timber. The only metal is the bolts and screws and, if you choose wheels, the castors. Being timber, you can also paint it any colour to suit your garden.
What do I get in the kit?
- Two end panels, already built, with the four tall legs fitted
- The long side panels for both tiers
- Two recycled plastic tubs (a 23 cm top tub and a 35 cm or 41 cm bottom tub, whichever you choose) and dampcourse
- Castors, if you choose wheels
- A screw pack with every bolt and screw
- The tools to put it together, and a step-by-step guide
Do I need my own tools?
No. It is a screwdriver-and-spanner job, and the tools are in the kit. A cordless drill makes it quicker, but a hand driver works fine too. The end panels arrive already built.
How does it get to me?
We ship it Australia wide in cartons with our couriers. Made in Queensland and shipped to any Australian address. Pick your size, bottom tub depth and wheels above and start your vertical garden.
How does it go together? The kit comes with a step by step guide and the tools you need. Download the Two-Tier assembly guide (PDF).
| Dimensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tub depth | Tub volume | Weight* | Filled weight† |
| Large 157 x 60cm / 35cm bottom tub / No wheels | 330 L | 47 kg (±10%) | ≈ 174–283 kg |
| Large 157 x 60cm / 35cm bottom tub / With wheels | 330 L | 50 kg (±10%) | ≈ 177–286 kg |
| Large 157 x 60cm / 41cm bottom tub / No wheels | 380 L | 51 kg (±10%) | ≈ 198–319 kg |
| Compact 81 x 60cm / 35cm bottom tub / No wheels | 165 L | 37 kg (±10%) | ≈ 99–166 kg |
| Compact 81 x 60cm / 35cm bottom tub / With wheels | 165 L | 40 kg (±10%) | ≈ 102–169 kg |
| Compact 81 x 60cm / 41cm bottom tub / No wheels | 190 L | 40 kg (±10%) | ≈ 112–185 kg |
| † Filled ≈ bed + potting mix (10–16 kg per 25 L bag) + up to 20 kg of established plants | |||
| * Weights do not include packaging | |||
| Construction | |||
| Timber | MCA treated hoop pine (arsenic-free), approved for schools, childcare & community gardens | ||
| Tub | Recycled polypropylene, with 12 mm drainage holes in the base | ||
| Frame | Bolted mainframe + galvanised screws (1,000 kg+ shear strength each, 32+ per bed) | ||
| Warranty & Care | |||
| Warranty | 2 years | ||
| Care | Minimal: the timber can be left natural. Care & Maintenance guide | ||
What do I fill it with?
Quality potting mix straight into the tub. No base layers or crushed rock needed. Capacity: Large: 35cm bottom + 23cm top = 330 litres, 41cm bottom + 23cm top = 380 litres. Compact: 35cm bottom + 23cm top = 165 litres, 41cm bottom + 23cm top = 190 litres. Full step-by-step: how to fill your raised garden bed.
How deep should your garden bed be?
23 cm is the budget pick, ideal for herbs, flowers, lettuce and other shallow-rooted plants (it dries out quickest, so it likes part shade or regular watering). 35 cm is the sweet spot most customers choose: it handles tomatoes, capsicums and most veggies while holding moisture well. 41 cm suits root veg like carrots and potatoes, plus potted citrus. It holds moisture best and is the heaviest when full.
Can I move it once it’s set up?
Empty, it’s an easy two-person lift. If you’ll want to chase the sun through the seasons, the wheels version rolls on braked castors: switch to it under “Choose a variation” above.
Will my deck or balcony get wet underneath?
The tub has drainage holes in the base, so water drains out underneath. On a deck or balcony, add the Drainage Capture kit: it channels overflow away or straight into a watering can.
Will the timber rot or attract termites?
It’s arsenic-free MCA treated hoop pine, built to resist both. If it’s going on grass or bare ground, we recommend a paver or our protective feet under each leg to break the moisture and termite highway. Full guide: Care & Maintenance.
How often will I need to water?
Shallower tubs (23 cm) dry out faster in full sun; 35–41 cm hold moisture longer. The drip watering kit with timer makes it set-and-forget.
How hard is the assembly?
Kits arrive around 80% pre-assembled. Most people are done in about 30 minutes with a power drill, and all fixings and tools are included. Step-by-step Assembly Guides are here, full details in Assembly & Tools below, and we’re happy to talk you through it on the phone any time.
Garden Bed Kit Assembly Made Easy
Our kits are 80% assembled—we’ve done as much as possible to make them easy and quick to assemble, while being flat-packable. Everything needed is included, but some experience with a drill will be useful.
Quick Assembly Times
- Basic garden bed kit assembly: 30 minutes
- Adding castors: +15 minutes
- Adding a trellis: +20 minutes
Tools You’ll Need
- A drill or, better, an impact driver to insert the screws.
- A mallet or hammer.
- For trellises a G clamp is useful, but not essential
What We Provide
- A shifter hex bit.
- A Phillips head bit.
- Spanner
- Instruction guide and
We are very happy to provide 24/7 assembly assistance by phone - don't hesitate to call us on 0466 628 236
While our heavy-duty garden beds weigh between 17kg and 35kg each, shipments are divided into multiple packages, with a maximum weight of 35kg for manageable handling by a strong adult.
Each package can be further broken down into parts no heavier than 7kg, allowing for easy transfer from your doorstep to the garden.
- Sustainable Timber, Recycled Tubs
- Australia Wide Shipping
- 80% Pre-Assembled Kit, Tools Included
- Australian Made, 2-Year Warranty
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