How to create a cover for Pinnacle raised garden bed?

[lulu_0291]

 

I have this garden bed that I’m wanting to use but haven’t had a chance to as we have a lot of pests (specifically birds) that come to our backyard. 
I’m very new when it comes to gardening but wanting to start doing this together with my toddler. 
Would love some DIY help/inspiration.

[JacobZ]

Hi @lulu_0291,

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is wonderful to have you with us.

A simple idea that you could use to add a cover is to place a 600mm Garden Stake in each corner of the planter, then screw through the frame with some Galvanised Button Head Timber Screws to lock them in place.

Once your four stakes are in place, you could use a Polytuf 2.4 x 3.0m Clear View Tarpaulin as your cover. You could drill a hole through the stakes and then feed some cable ties through the stake and the tarp to hold it in place. 

It would be oversized for the garden bed, so you would need to cut it down, but you could add some new eyelets wherever needed.

This is just one idea, allow me to tag @Dave-1, @JoeAzza and @AlanM52 to see what ideas they have.

Let me know what you think.

Jacob

[AlanM52]

Hi @lulu_0291,

With your toddler in mind I have more of a art & craft suggestion rather than regular DIY - Electrical Conduit.

If you decide to proceed with my suggestion(s) this will get you started and then come back for more info & tips.

CONDUIT FRAME-

DETA 25mm x 4m Medium Duty Rigid Conduit - 4m

https://www.bunnings.com.au/deta-25mm-x-4m-medium-duty-rigid-conduit-4m_p4330848

DETA 25mm 90 Degree Standard Bend

https://www.bunnings.com.au/deta-25mm-90-degree-standard-bend_p4330880

DETA 25mm 90 Degree Inspection Elbow Conduit

https://www.bunnings.com.au/deta-25mm-conduit-elbow-bend_p4330793

DETA 25mm Inspection Tee Conduit

https://www.bunnings.com.au/deta-25mm-inspection-tee-conduit_p4330801

DETA 25mm Metal Half Saddle - Single Pack

https://www.bunnings.com.au/deta-25mm-metal-half-saddle-single-pack_p4330862

FRAME COVER-

How are you with needle & thread?

Use shademesh for the cover.

Measure up and cut to size.

Cut out the corners so the sides fall down.

You could 'sew' with cable ties but I suggest this:

The Speedy Stitcher

https://tinyurl.com/4b73t8fu

That does a lock stitch!

Cheers

[Dave-1]

Good Evening @lulu_0291 

Well I was going to suggest conduit, and pretty much right down to the way that @AlanM52 has described it I also really like the simplicity of @JacobZ's suggestion. Both would work very nicely.

I couldnt even choose which id go for Either works well.

Dave