Sleeper Raised Bed Kits – Easy Assembly
Our raised beds are built from real landscape sleepers — far stronger than timber boards that warp in summer heat and fail under the pressure of soil.
With a simple screw-together design, each bed can be put together in under 15 minutes using just 8 or 12 pre-cut sleepers that are easy to handle — no complicated systems or hundreds of parts.
A popular choice for gardeners looking for a stronger, longer-lasting alternative to standard raised beds.
Sleeper Raised Bed Kits – Easy Assembly
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Transform your garden with our sleeper raised beds, available in small and large sizes, including square and rectangular designs.
Our standard 40cm height is ideal for growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers, with an optional additional tier for increased soil depth and easier, more comfortable gardening — both creating striking, well-defined features that stand out in any garden, as seen in our customer photos below.
No brackets. No liner required. Simply position the sleepers, drive in the self-driving screws with your drill, and you're done.
Solid, easy to assemble raised beds that are ready in minutes and built to last; the beauty of using garden sleepers.
Garden Sleepers vs. Timber Boards – Why Our Sleeper Raised Beds Last Longer
Many customers choose our raised beds because thick garden sleepers look better, last longer, and are far more durable than timber boards often used in cheap raised beds — which warp and bow in summer heat and under the constant weight of soil, gradually weakening until they fail.
Cutting sleepers yourself also creates a problem: once a pressure-treated sleeper is cut, the exposed edges lose their protection and should be re-treated. It also requires expensive cutting equipment.
Our raised bed kits solve this. Each kit includes pre-cut sleepers, heavy-duty self-driving screws, and simple instructions for quick assembly.
Raised Bed Key Features
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Heavy-Duty Landscape Sleepers (10cm × 20cm Thick)
Made from real landscape sleepers, not timber boards that twist, warp and struggle to hold together when full of damp soil.
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Pressure-Treated Protection
Treated with Tanalith to protect against rot, insects and moisture — built for long outdoor life and safe for growing vegetables.
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Simple, Drill-Only AssemblyNo pilot holes. No complicated tools. Just position the sleepers and drive in the supplied high-strength sleeper screws, designed specifically for structural timber, using the included drill bit and a standard 18V drill — that’s it. -
10-Year Structural Guarantee Against Rot & Insect Attack
Built from heavy-duty pressure-treated sleepers for long outdoor life, and backed by our 10-year structural guarantee.
* Cracks, splits and natural variation are normal characteristics of sleepers.
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Flexible 40cm or 60cm Heights
Our raised beds are available in two-tier 40cm or three-tier 60cm heights, giving you the right soil depth for vegetables, herbs, flowers, and easier gardening.
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Complete Kit Included
Everything required to build your raised bed is supplied — self-drilling sleeper screws and drill bit included.
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Pre-Cut Sleepers
All sleepers arrive cut to size for quick, straightforward assembly. They’re cut before pressure treatment, so the exposed edges are protected too.
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Multi-Buy Savings
Save £10 off each bed when purchasing two or more.
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User Friendly and Manageable
Despite their chunky thickness, our longest 2200mm sleeper weighs only around 25kg thanks to the high-quality softwood construction. That makes them far easier to handle than you might expect — most people can move them solo, or even more easily as a pair if preferred.
See Customers’ Raised Beds
We love the raised beds – delighted with the quality and ease of putting them together.
What's Included?
Each kit contains either 8 sleepers (2-tier) or 12 sleepers (3-tier), selected from our 2200mm, 1200mm, or 600mm lengths depending on your chosen size and height.
All kits include self-driving sleeper screws and a compatible drill bit — no pilot holes needed. Simply use an 18V drill to assemble your raised bed quickly and easily.
Start Planting This Month
Once your raised bed is assembled, here’s what you can begin planting over the rest of the growing season.
May
Plant carrots, beetroot, peas, beans, lettuce, spring onions and herbs. It’s also the perfect time to plant courgettes and move tomatoes and cucumbers into your raised bed.
Easy choices: courgettes, beans, lettuce.
June
Keep planting carrots, beetroot, lettuce, spring onions, peas, beans, courgettes and herbs. It’s also a great time for succession sowing to keep crops coming through.
Easy choices: lettuce, courgettes, beans.
July
Continue sowing fast-growing crops like lettuce, radishes and spinach. You can also plant beetroot, carrots, spring onions and herbs for late summer harvests.
Easy choices: radishes, lettuce, spinach.
August
Focus on quick crops like lettuce, spinach, radishes and spring onions. You can also sow chard and kale for later in the season.
Easy choices: lettuce, spinach, radishes.
September
Plant spinach, spring onions and hardy salads. You can also sow overwintering onions and garlic for next year.
Easy choices: spinach, spring onions, garlic.
October
Continue planting garlic and overwintering onions. You can also grow hardy salads like lamb’s lettuce and winter lettuce.
Easy choices: garlic, lamb’s lettuce, winter lettuce.
Planting times can vary slightly depending on weather and your location, but this provides a reliable guide for most UK gardens.
Safe Nationwide Delivery
Your sleepers and screws will arrive on a pallet which will be unloaded to the ground by the driver using a pallet trolley from a tail-lift vehicle nearest to your property - usually the start of your drive. You can then move the individual sleepers safely to your ideal location to assemble at your convenience.
Installation Tips – Patios, Concrete, Grass & Soil
Our raised beds are built from thick, pressure-treated sleepers that naturally resist rot and moisture — no liner needed.
On patios or concrete: Add a shallow 2cm layer of gravel inside the base before filling with soil. This improves drainage and helps prevent standing water. There’s no need to elevate the bed off the ground.
On grass or soil: Laying a breathable weed membrane at the base is optional and only recommended for weed-heavy areas. It helps suppress regrowth and cuts down on future maintenance.
Soil Requirements
Soil requirements are automatically calculated and shown in your cart based on your selections — even when ordering multiple beds — and will update instantly as you adjust quantities, making it easy to get the right amount.
We supply premium-grade loam topsoil in 600L bulk bags.
The table below provides a general guide if you’d like a rough idea before adding to cart.
| Size | 2-Tier | 3-Tier |
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| 1300mm × 700mm | 190L | 255L |
| 1300mm × 1300mm | 420L | 560L |
| 2300mm × 700mm | 370L | 495L |
| 2300mm × 1300mm | 810L | 1080L |
| 2300mm × 2300mm | 1550L | 2070L |
