Railway sleepers for raised flower beds

If you’re looking for an attractive and inexpensive way to spruce up your garden, have you thought about creating raised flower and plant beds using railway sleepers? We have a stock of used railway sleepers that could well be ideal for your gardening projects.

Creating a raised bed out of railways sleepers is becoming popular – probably due to the fact that a well-made bed made from sleepers is strong, will last you a long time, and looks lovely and natural in any sized garden.

Our sleepers are Sleepers are 8'6" x 10" x 6" and weigh about 80kgs each, and they can be used horizontally, or cut them lengthways and lay them as if they were timber posts. Either way they’ll be ideal.

When you’re building your raised beds, remember that railway sleepers are wide, so you will have to reach across them to get to the soil in your beds. For this reason, some people also lay them on their edge. They are easy to use and will only cost you £22 + VAT per sleeper.

Some of the advantages of using railway sleepers are:

• They look great
• They last a long time – sometimes up to 15 years.
• The extra width gives you somewhere else to sit!

You do need to remember that:
If you use them lengthways, you can only make square or rectangular beds
They can be heavy – ask a friend to help!
If you’re interested in getting hold of some sleepers, we can deliver (costs vary depending on your location). If you prefer, you can also collect them from our storage facility in Cowdenbeath, Fife.

Creosote
Our treated sleepers are treated with creosote which means that they shouldn’t be used anywhere there is risk of constant skin contact. Don’t use them inside buildings on playgrounds, or to make toys, garden furniture or picnic tables.
This video is really helpful if you want ideas about how to make your own raised flower beds with railway sleepers.