Brighton-Le-Sands, NSW

This couple in Brighton-Le-Sands wanted to make the most of a sunny spot at the back of their garden.

The trellis on this bed will allow them to grow tomatoes, cucumber, snow peas, beans, sweet potato and a variety of other crops that thrive in wicking beds.

Right on Botany Bay, Brighton-Le-Sands gardens cop salty, drying sea breezes that are tough on conventional beds and pots but kind to a bed that waters itself from below. Adding a trellis, as here, lets you grow upwards and get more from a small coastal yard.

Climbing crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and snow peas do well on the trellis, while the reservoir keeps roots cool and steadily watered through summer. Built from durable, food-safe timber, this raised vegetable bed is made to last by the bay. UrbanVeg builds raised garden beds and self-watering planters across Brighton-Le-Sands and the St George area.