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Olle B09N24LMCZ Garden Bed,12 in1 17 inch Sage Green (Open Box)

$123.49
$199 38% off Reference Price
Condition: New; Open Box
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Top positive review
26 people found this helpful
Great Looking, Great Value, and Great Quality
By Mr J. on Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2023
We have challenging soil conditions and raised beds are a must for our yard. We tried a number of options before we hit upon the Olle collection of products. We now have an eight Olle beds of various sizes scattered around our yard. The plants are thriving inn all of them and the great looking beds add a distinctive visual element. The beds are simple to put together and the kits come with everything you need, but be prepared, it does take some time to get every nut tightened down. Unlike some other options, there was never any worry of cutting oneself on a sharp edge. The materials are first rate, a good bit thicker panels, and we appreciated the excellent color options. The 12-1 kit is our favorite since there is so much design flexibility. Make sure you save any extra panels; if you stick to the same height and color you can use the panel on other beds. Customer service is excellent. We needed extra-clip on edge banding (we used extra panels to extend another kit) and the company quickly shipped us the product. It's always a pleasant surprise to quickly reach an actual person by phone these days. A great value for wonderful gardening beds.
Top critical review
53 people found this helpful
A good value if you don't mind some annoyances / quality issues
By Nicole C. Deyton on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023
I ended up choosing the Olle bed because it was less expensive than the Vego, and I liked their particular green color (not available with Vego). That said, In comparison to the Vego garden bed, it's slightly more annoying to put together. And in all honesty, if I had to do it again, I'd probably opt for Vego, Birdies, or Forever Garden beds, even though they're more expensive. I also own a couple plain galvanized raised beds, and this is far superior to those. It's worth it just for the fact that it doesn't get hot in the sun, so you're not constantly burning your hands (or shins) when they come in contact with the metal. Protective film: I'm not exactly sure why this is used, as my panels still had areas where the coating had scratched or rubbed off. It was also a bit of a pain to remove—taking me 30 minutes to remove the film from 2 of the 12 panels. (You do the math.) Hardware: They only give you one extra bolt, washer, and nut (heaven forbid you lose more than that in the dirt while putting it together). Also, it would be nice if, like the Vego beds, the top two nuts in every panel were cap nuts to prevent you from catching your wrists or scratching up your hands when filling and planting. If you're going to go to the expense of having a vinyl edging to protect your hands, then why not a few cap nuts? As someone who has learned the hard way, I will probably end up replacing the top nuts with cap nuts just as soon as I can get to the hardware store. Unlike the Vego, there is no center support piece to keep the long side of the garden bed from bowing out. Time will tell if this will be an issue. The vinyl safety edging is nice. I much prefer this over beds that don't have it. I'd suggest leaving it out in the sun to warm up before attempting to put it around the edge. It goes on smoothly until you get to the edge of the panel, where they're doubled up. It gets even trickier to work it over two panels if the corners are at all bent. The Vego edging seems a bit bigger to accommodate this inevitability. Instructions: The instructions show the washer going on the outside of the bed, against the bolt head. When I put the bed together this way, the nut tended to get pulled through the hole on the inside panel , even when tightened only slightly. The bolt head is plenty large enough to not pull through the holes, so I would suggest putting the washer on the inside, prior to putting on the nut. Lastly, My Olle bed arrived with a number of edges / corners bent, several spots of bubbled paint, and plenty of areas where the paint was rubbed off or scraped off. Most of this wasn't revealed until after I'd gotten the film off and started putting the bed together. This might just be filed under "you get what you pay for." Once I got the plastic film removed, it only took me about an hour to put the bed together by myself.

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