Patent ID: 7424787
Filing Date: 2008-09-16
Classification: A01G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A garden bed assembly, comprising: at least one planter box for holding planting media; the planter box having a plurality of walls, and a plurality of one-piece brackets, each bracket for helping to secure together two walls in an upstanding configuration; each bracket having at least one upstanding flange for being fastened to a face of one of the walls, having one horizontal flange integrally connected to the at least one upstanding flange and adjacent to the bottom edge of the one wall, and having a retainer integrally connected to the horizontal flange and spaced from the at least one upstanding flange for receiving the one wall therebetween; at least one of the brackets being T-shaped to join ends of three walls of the planter box in a T-shape configuration by connecting a third wall at right angles to the two walls; a fence for at least partially surrounding the planter box; the fence including an arrangement of fence sections joined together at their ends to form posts, each fence section having a pair of end rails; at least a portion of the fence sections being covered by wire mesh fencing; one of the fence sections of the garden bed assembly having a substantially greater height than the other fence sections and at least partially covered with wire mesh fencing to serve as a planter trellis; each fence section having horizontal portions and vertical end rails; and a face rail for being fastened to adjoining fence section vertical end rails to form a post, the face being a flat board and having a width substantially equal to the combined widths of the fastened to end rails.