Medium Timber Sleeper Garden Bed

Available lengths

• 1200mm — the most popular sleeper size. A substantial presence in any backyard, courtyard or garden

• 1500mm — more growing room and more visual impact. Ideal for dedicated vegetable gardens and serious herb collections

 

Fixed dimensions

• Width: 500mm

 

Height options

• 400mm (standard) — placed directly on native soil, roots grow freely into the ground below

• 600mm (tall) — elevated soil volume for deeper planting and a stronger landscape feature

 

Base

• Open base as standard — placed directly on soil, gravel or compacted ground. No liner, no barrier needed. H4 timber handles direct ground contact.

• Full bottom (slatted timber base + black PVC liner) available on request for hard surface placement on pavers, concrete or decking. Contact us to discuss.

 

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Timber

• 50mm Sienna eco-treated pine sleeper — five times the wall thickness of standard 12mm garden beds

• H4 rated for direct ground contact — the highest treatment level for pine, built for in-ground and above-ground use

• Eco-friendly treatment process — safe for fruit and vegetable gardens

• Built from the same timber used in professional retaining walls and landscape construction

• The raw sleeper edge is the finish — no capping required

 

Construction

• Solid sleeper wall construction — built to handle the weight of deep soil loads

• Assembled with hot-dipped galvanised shank nails — rated for the load of heavy sleeper timber. They flex with the timber's natural movement

• Open base as standard — placed directly on soil, gravel or existing garden

• Hand-built by our experienced carpentry team at our Cranbourne workshop

• Designed for direct soil placement — completely open base as standard. No liner, no barrier.

• H4 treatment means the sleeper walls handle direct ground contact without degradation

• Roots grow freely into the native soil below — no restriction on depth or spread

• Natural drainage through the open base — no waterlogging, no pooling

• Full bottom (slatted base + black PVC liner) available on request for hard surface placement. Contact us to discuss.

400mm height

• Herb gardens and kitchen gardens — full collections in a single sleeper bed

• Leafy greens: lettuce, kale, silverbeet, spinach, rocket — excellent yield with open-base access to native soil

• Strawberries and seasonal flowers — two generous rows across the 500mm width

• Native ground covers and ornamental grasses — the sleeper profile suits native planting schemes

 

600mm height

• Tomatoes, capsicum, eggplant — full soil depth plus open-base access to native ground

• Root vegetables: carrots, parsnips, beetroot — roots grow down through the box and into native soil below

• Climbing crops with the trellis add-on: beans, peas, cucumbers, passionfruit

• Fruit trees and natives establishing in a proper landscaped garden bed

Raw — natural bare sleeper timber, no finish applied. Ready to paint or stain yourself.

Every box leaves our workshop with 2 full coats applied by hand — for deeper colour, stronger protection and a result that enhances the raw character of the sleeper timber. Finished with Intergrain, Cabot's and Sikkens.

 

Stained & oiled — UV-stable, weather-resistant, enhances the natural grain of the sleeper timber:

• Natural Timber Stain

• Merbau Decking Oil

• Merbau Stain

• Walnut Stain

• Clear Gloss Varnish

 

Painted — exterior-grade paint, 2 full coats:

• Monument

• Black

• Woodland Grey

• Cottage Green

• White

• Mix — Merbau Stain capping + Woodland Grey body. Our most distinctive Redgum look.

• Custom colour — supply your Dulux code and we'll match it.

• Standard trellis sits 600mm above the top of the box

• Ideal for climbing plants: beans, peas, tomatoes, passionfruit, cucumbers

• The contrast of fine 12mm trellis timber above chunky sleeper walls is a striking combination

• Custom trellis height up to 1000mm available