Everything I Purchased for My Dream Garden in My Little Backyard

This spring, I built a miniature garden oasis in my little backyard to grow over 25 vegetables, plants, and herbs! I installed a temporary deck outfitted with a table and chairs and all sorts of potted plants and flowers to sit and enjoy the fruits of my labor!

A backyard garden features raised beds with young plants and trellises, a storage shed, and a small patio area with seating and a table. The house exterior is brick, and there is a wooden fence surrounding the yard.

Here's everything I purchased to build and decorate this space!

Temporary Patio Deck with Click Together Deck Tiles

Cozy patio with two black metal chairs and a small table featuring a lit candle. Surrounded by potted plants, the area is decorated with wooden tiles and gravel, set against a brick wall.

Supplies:

Weed Paper
Landscaping Staples
Paver Sand
Click Together Deck Tiles
No Dig Landscaping Border with Spikes
Rubber Mallet
River Rock
2 12x12 pavers (I just purchased plain cement pavers from my local Lowe's. They were about $2.00 each.)
Furniture and Decor: Patio Table and Chairs, Seat Cushions, Herb Garden Raised Planter, Plant Stands

Raised Garden Beds and Trellises

A backyard features two raised metal garden beds topped with trellises and filled with soil, ready for planting. A red toy wagon is propped vertically against a fence. A wooden fence and storage shed are visible in the background.

Supplies:

`1 4 x 8 ft Vevor Raised Garden Beds (I got mine on TikTok Shop, but here's one just like it on Amazon!)
2 4 x 2 ft Metal Raised Garden Beds
1 Garden Arch Trellis
3 Tomato Cages

DIY Strawberry Tower

A vertical garden with stacked, gray pots containing soil and a few small plants. The structure is standing on dry grass, with raised garden beds and a brick building visible in the background. — Screenshot

Supplies:

5-6 ft 1.5 inch PVC Pipe
9 3 section planters from the Dollar Store
1 pot (similar base size to the 3 section planters) from the Dollar Store
Drill
2 inch hole saw drill bit
Rubber mallet
15 Strawberry plants (bare root) - I got 2 varieties, regular and pink flamingo strawberries!
6 Strawberry Plants
6 Garlic Cloves
Soil and Compost

Additional Resources:

I also practiced the Lasagna Gardening method for keeping my costs low when filling my raised garden beds. Read my post all about Lasagna Gardening!
I am experimenting with square foot gardening this year (a gardening method that is perfect for encouraging small gardens to produce bountiful harvests!). Read my Square Foot Gardening post here and learn about the app that helped me plan out each of my beds!

This was such a fun project to plan and execute over these past few months, and I know I've got some fellow gardeners in my ATC family so I wanted to be sure to share my findings with you! Happy building!

I hope you went shopping and feel ready to get started planning your own garden escape in your backyard! If you were inspired, leave a comment (that is so helpful for my site!) or snap a photo of your garden oasis and tag me on Instagram (@atoastedcrumb)! I love to make new gardening friends!