I wanted the design to be easy and simple yet maximizing the space I had. I live in a small town, but have a nice back yard that previously had a veggie garden. Decided on two 4x 14 foot beds. Original design was four 4x8, but figured the space between would better be served growing stuff, instead of a walk way. Length is always optional, but width is not. One can easily reach across 2 feet to access the middle of the bed, from either side, without stepping in the bed itself. Well, I guess you can make the beds narrower if you choose, or if they are perimeter beds, but no wider.
Materials were salvaged. My neighbors 100 year old small post and beam barn/garage started leaning heavily to the right. He tried shoring it up, but it wasn't working. I walked up the alley one day and he had torn it down. Lumber and beams were all over the place. Asked him if he would mind if I took some planks that were laying around. He said take all you want as he was going to call someone and have it ground into mulch. Needless to say, I took the best pieces, which ended up being about half the pile.
The planks were full inch thick, 10 and 12 inches wide, and anywhere from 8 to 16 feet long. The smallest beam were 3x4.5 inch, which were used as the rafters, up to 8x8 monsters that were the main support. Lengths varied from 5ft up to 12ft. I hand carried lumber down the alley for 2 days. Took a pic toward the end of the first day.
It was all cedar. :-)
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