Bhg
  • Shop
  • News
  • Food
  • DIY
  • Garden
  • Renovating
  • Decorating
  • Health
  • TV
  • Hard to Find
Bhg
  • Shop
  • News
  • Food
  • DIY
  • Garden
  • Renovating
  • Decorating
  • Health
  • TV
  • Hard to Find
Subscribe
  1. Home
  2. Garden

How to make multi-level corten steel garden beds

Create a stunning focal point in your garden. - by Charlie Albone
  • 15 Apr 2022

A nest of corten steel rings of various sizes makes a great focal point and pulls the eye away from the surrounding walls. Fill them with plants and you have instant colour and movement!

WATCH: Charlie makes corten steel garden beds

Read on for the full step-by-step instructions.

Want to see the full garden makeover?

 

Corten steel garden beds

The (stunning) final result

Sue Ferris

Gather your supplies

  • Corten steel landscape rings in various sizes and heights
  • Brickie’s sand
  • Cement
  • Premium potting mix
  • Selected plants

You’ll also need

  • Marking out paint
  • Hovel
  • Wheelbarrow
  • Trowel
  • Spirit level

Here’s how

Step 1

Steel garden bed

Step 1

Sue Ferris

Sit rings in position on grass in your preferred layout. Use marking out paint to mark the inside of the rings on the grass.

Step 2

Dig a hole

Step 2

Sue Ferris

Use a shovel to remove grass inside the marked rings to expose the soil below.

Step 3

Fill in cement

Step 3

Sue Ferris

In a wheelbarrow, mix brickie’s sand and cement in the ratio of 4:1. Add water and blend to create a relatively
stiff mix. Use a trowel to spread mortar around outside of the area where the rings will sit.

Step 4

Fill with dirt

Step 4

Sue Ferris

Step 5

Fill rings with quality potting mix, add plants, backfill with more mix and water in well. 

You might also like:

How to fix a trouble spot in your garden

How to screen rubbish bins

  • DIY
  • Garden
  • TV
  • Backyard Ideas
  • Front Garden Ideas
  • Landscape Design Ideas
Charlie Albone
Charlie Albone
Charlie has worked internationally and in Australia for the past 17 years, designing and building gardens that are timeless, inspiring and enjoyable to spend time in. In 2015 and 2016, he was awarded two Silver gilt medals for his own gardens at the world’s most prestigious flower show The Chelsea Flower Show.

Treat yourself to a subscription-Save up to 25%

Plus, your chance to win

Subscribe Now
Treat yourself to a subscription

Treat yourself to a subscription-Save up to 25%

Plus, your chance to win

Subscribe Now
Treat yourself to a subscription

Recommended to you

YOU’LL NEED A WEDGE TO HANG THAT DOOR
Watch 6:32

YOU’LL NEED A WEDGE TO HANG THAT DOOR

{headline}

{headline}

How to fix a trouble spot in your garden

How to fix a trouble spot in your garden

How to screen a rubbish bin

How to screen a rubbish bin

Charlie and Adam create the ultimate outdoor room

Charlie and Adam create the ultimate outdoor room

How to build a farm gate

How to build a farm gate

{headline}

{headline}

How to make a pretty wire trellis for your garden

How to make a pretty wire trellis for your garden

Charlie makes a frame for climbing plants

Charlie makes a frame for climbing plants

Adam and Charlie build an outdoor entertainer's haven

Adam and Charlie build an outdoor entertainer's haven

{headline}

{headline}

How to prevent a soggy lawn

How to prevent a soggy lawn

Charlie visits a quirky garden

Charlie visits a quirky garden

Charlie and Adam’s cottage garden makeover

Charlie and Adam’s cottage garden makeover

Charlie visits landscape designer Peter Shaw’s garden

Charlie visits landscape designer Peter Shaw’s garden

Charlie’s favourite purple plants

Charlie’s favourite purple plants

Charlie meets Ant Middleton

Charlie meets Ant Middleton

Charlie visits a clever inner-city garden in Sydney

Charlie visits a clever inner-city garden in Sydney

Bhg
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Bhg Magazine Subscribe
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Brands

  • All Recipes
  • BHG Shop
  • Girlfriend
  • Home Beautiful
  • New Idea
  • New Idea Food
  • Practical Parenting

Our Network

  • marie claire
  • Beauty Crew
  • Who
  • Women's Weekly Food
  • Bounty Parents
  • That’s Life
  • Perth Now
  • The West Australian
  • 7Plus
  • 7mate
  • 7NEWS
  • 7Sport
  • Sunrise
  • Starts at 60
  • Hard to Find
© 2022 Are Media PTY LTD
All products are independently selected, tested or recommended by our team of experts.If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Get more from Better Homes and Gardens

Magazine Subscription Offer

Treat yourself to a subscription-Save up to 25%

Shop This Offer
Treat yourself to a subscription