Raised Flower Beds

Raised flower beds built with quality masonry are one of the most beautiful and practical additions you can make to a Long Island property. Brothers Paving designs and constructs raised beds that elevate your plantings, protect your soil, and create stunning focal points throughout your landscape. By raising the soil level above the natural grade, you gain complete control over soil quality within the bed. Long Island soil varies widely from sandy coastal compositions to heavy clay inland, and a raised bed lets you fill with the ideal blend of topsoil, compost, and amendments for whatever you want to grow.

Drainage is another major advantage. Excess water drains more effectively in a raised bed than in a ground-level garden, which is especially important during the heavy spring rains and nor'easters common across Nassau and Suffolk County. The masonry walls frame your plantings with clean, defined edges that maintain their shape year after year, with no mulch creeping onto the lawn and no soil washing onto the walkway.

Our construction follows the same rigorous standards we apply to all retaining wall projects. We begin with a compacted aggregate footing that prevents settling and frost heave, then build using your choice of Cambridge or Nicolock interlocking block, natural fieldstone, bluestone, or a combination of materials. Each course is carefully leveled and set back for structural stability. Drainage provisions behind and within the bed ensure water flows through rather than pooling. Cap options include natural bluestone, limestone, granite, and matching wall system caps. Beds can be built in virtually any shape and height, from 12-inch low borders to 30-inch raised beds for comfortable, bend-free gardening.