Pittsburgh raised bed builders who actually plant what they build.
Cedar raised beds, 14"-deep soil, drip irrigation, and a fence the deer can't beat. Designed by Josie, our lead horticulturist. Built by Jordan and crew. We design and build to your budget — most Pittsburgh Builds start around $5,000, custom-shaped to your yard, your priorities, and what you can spend. Five-year workmanship warranty. One bundled quote — no tier picker, no upsells.
Licensed PA HIC PA195928 · Insured & bonded · Serving 5 counties · A portion of every paid Build helps fund a Second Garden for a food-insecure household.
Most Pittsburgh Builds start around $5,000. The bundled quote is custom-shaped to your yard and your budget.
A portion of every paid Build helps fund a Second Garden — a free install for a Pittsburgh household facing food insecurity.
"Let your guard down for just a minute and the deer will make you pay."
Every Build comes with deer-pressure fencing speced for the actual yard, not a one-size catalog spec.
Greater Pittsburgh, up to 45 minutes out.
We build across five counties. Anything inside these lines — same crew, same materials, same quote math. No "premium zone" surcharge.
Outside these lines? We'll send you to Josie's Design service — same plant expertise, delivered anywhere in the US.
- Allegheny home county
- Beaver ~25 min from PGH
- Washington ~30 min from PGH
- Westmoreland ~35 min from PGH
- Butler ~40 min from PGH
What a Pittsburgh raised bed install actually includes.
These six aren't upsells. They're the standard in every Pittsburgh vegetable garden installation we quote. Because a garden isn't a box of dirt — it's a system that has to work in Zone 6b from April through October.
Cedar raised beds, 14" deep
Western Red Cedar, hand-joined on-site. Five-year workmanship warranty. No pine, no pressure-treated, no plastic.
60/30/10 soil, 14 inches deep
Screened topsoil, aged compost, vermiculite — 60/30/10, filled to 14 inches. Delivered and spread by the install crew, not dumped at the curb.
Drip irrigation on a timer
Pressure-regulated drip line, zone-split, on a battery timer. Runs at dawn, shuts off, repeats. You don't hand-water through a July vacation.
Josie-designed plant plan
Josie is our lead horticulturist. She designs every Build plant plan — varieties, spacing, quantities, sow dates — for your Zone 6b sun, soil, and what your household actually eats. Drawn in PRO Landscape+, signed off before the quote ships.
Deer fencing speced to the yard
8-foot deer fence, or 6-foot angled out 45° — sized to your yard's pressure. Treatment guidance from our PA-licensed pesticide applicator, on the rare yards that need it. Rabbit and groundhog skirts added where the yard calls for it.
First-season check-ins
Monthly check-ins from April plant-out through October harvest. Planting cadence, harvest cues, what's eating the basil in week three. Josie reviews every recommendation before it reaches you. Year one is not a solo run.
We design and build to your budget.
The kitchen-contractor model, not a SaaS pricing page. One written quote with one number — scoped to your yard, your sun, your slope, what your household actually eats, and what you can spend. Larger projects (greenhouses, orchards, homesteads) quoted separately.
One number. Eight things in the bundle.
- + Design — drawn by Josie in PRO Landscape+
- + Cedar raised beds, hand-joined, 14" deep
- + 60/30/10 soil mix · screened topsoil, aged compost, vermiculite
- + Drip irrigation on a battery timer · zone-split, dawn-watered
- + Starter plants · varieties picked for your yard, sun, and table
- + Deer fencing speced to the yard · rabbit and groundhog skirts as needed
- + First-season check-ins · April through October
- + Five-year workmanship warranty · written into every contract
Final number depends on bed count, fencing pressure, and site work. No published ceiling — the bundled quote stretches to fit the yard, the budget, and what you actually want to grow.
From first call to first harvest.
Free 15-min discovery call with Jill. Free yard visit with Jordan, with Josie joining when the plant questions get deep. One bundled written quote. Install. Roughly four weeks in-season; longer if you're booking spring from December.
Free 15-min discovery call
Jill answers. Co-founder, ranch kid, homesteader — she grew it before she ever bought it. Real conversation about your yard, your timeline, and whether a Build actually fits.
Free yard visit
Jordan walks the yard. Measures, checks sun, talks slope and water. Josie joins — in person or on video — when the plant questions get deep.
One bundled written quote
One number for the whole job — design, beds, soil, irrigation, plants, fencing, first-season check-ins. Josie-designed plant plan inside. No tier picker, no upsells, no surprise change orders.
Install
Jordan leads every install. Beds built on-site, 14" of 60/30/10 soil filled, drip irrigation run, plants in the ground. Most installs land in two to three on-site days. Five-year workmanship warranty.
Three names on every Pittsburgh Build.
In-house team. Jordan leads every install. Josie designs every plant plan. Justin's PA pesticide license signs off on every treatment recommendation. We bring in specialist tradesmen when complex site work calls for it.
Jordan
Walks every yard before we quote. Leads every install. On-site for every cedar bed, soil fill, irrigation run, and fence post. Same hands on every Pittsburgh project, start to finish.
Josie
Designs every Build's plant plan — varieties, spacing, sow dates, succession. Reviews every customer-facing recommendation across the company before it ships.
Justin
Every IPM and pest-treatment recommendation gets his sign-off before it reaches a customer. Also handles Second Garden recipient matching with our pantry partners.
5-year workmanship warranty.
Beds, irrigation, and fencing we install are warrantied for five growing seasons. Something fails on our end — we fix it, no invoice. Written into every contract.
The mission is built into the price, not added on top.
A portion of every paid Build helps fund a Second Garden — a full install for a food-insecure household in Pittsburgh. Same cedar, same soil, same Josie-designed plant plan, same first-season check-ins.
When can Pittsburgh raised bed builders start, and how long does an install take?
Pittsburgh raised bed installs run mid-April through late September across Zone 6b (most of metro Pittsburgh on the 2023 USDA map; 6a at higher elevations). Most builds take two to three on-site days once materials are staged. From first consult to plants-in-ground is usually three to four weeks in-season. Off-season bookings (December–March) lock in an April slot before the spring rush.
If I book a Pittsburgh vegetable garden installation in winter, do I wait until spring?
The discovery call and yard visit happen on a dry winter day. The bundled quote goes out within a week or two of the visit. Once you sign, Josie designs over the cold months and cedar and soil get pre-ordered. The install lands the first dry week in April. Winter bookings get the head start on the spring rush.
Do raised bed builders in Pittsburgh handle HOA approvals?
GardenSoon hands you a full design packet — bed dimensions, materials, fencing specs, site plan — formatted for HOA submission. The build team doesn't attend board meetings, but most HOAs approve on the first read with the packet provided. Same packet works for historic-district reviews.
What about my existing landscaping during a garden installation?
The crew works around what you want to keep. If a bed needs to go where a shrub is now, that comes up on the walk-through and the call is yours. Nothing gets destructively removed without a yes. Trees, established perennials, and hardscape stay put unless you say otherwise.
After year one of a Pittsburgh raised bed install, do I hire GardenSoon again?
No. Once the first-season mentorship ends, you're running it. Optional seasonal refreshes — soil top-up, plant swap, irrigation tune-up — start at a few hundred dollars, but most clients handle year two on their own. The five-year workmanship warranty on beds, irrigation, and fencing carries forward.
Book the free 15-min discovery call.
Jill picks up. Co-founder, ranch kid, homesteader — she grew it before she ever bought it. Fifteen minutes about your yard, your timeline, and whether a Build actually fits. No deposit. No tier picker. No pressure.
- 01 Discovery call · 15 min. Jill answers. Real conversation, qualifying questions, scope-setting.
- 02 Yard visit · free. Jordan walks the yard. Josie joins, in person or by video, when the plant plan needs her.
- 03 One bundled written quote · Josie-designed plant plan inside. Built to your budget — most start around $5,000.