Modular garden planter bed structure

A kit of parts for building a raised garden planter bed, the kit comprising:

• at least first and second receptacles, the first and second receptacles having a plurality of outermost rims and being juxtaposed relative to one another, the plurality of outermost rims defining an outermost periphery of the first and second receptacles;
• connecting means configured to detachably bind the juxtaposed first and second receptacles together relative to one another, the connecting means comprising:
• holes provided along opposite sides of the outermost rims of each of the first and second receptacles,
• joiners each having a pair of engagement means configured, in use, to be received within a corresponding hole, and
• an elongate sealing means configured to run along a length of the sides of the plurality of outermost rims that are juxtaposed, respectively, the elongate sealing means comprising a T-shaped member comprising horizontal and vertical elements, wherein a bridge of each joiner comprises a raised section configured, in use, to cover part of the T-shaped member;
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• a collapsible frame including a plurality of detachable panels that collectively define a circumferential wall, the circumferential wall being configured to rest on top of the outermost periphery of the first and second receptacles of the modular structure so as to provide growing depth, the plurality of detachable panels including a set of linear side panels and a set of arcuate corner members, the sets of linear side panels and arcuate corner members being interconnected relative to one another with top and bottom surfaces that are aligned with and further define the outermost periphery, each arcuate corner member within the set of arcuate corner members defining a respective corner of the collapsible frame,
• wherein:
• the frame is variable according to the number and arrangement of the receptacles included in the modular structure;
• and
• the frame is detachably connected to the plurality of outermost rims of the receptacles.

A method of building a raised garden planter bed, the method including the steps of:

• (i) providing at least first and second receptacles having a plurality of outermost rims, the plurality of outermost rims defining an outermost periphery of the first and second receptacles;
• (ii) juxtaposing the first and second receptacles relative to one another;
• (iii) detachably binding the first and second receptacles together and relative to one another by way of connecting means, the connecting means comprising:
• holes provided along opposite sides of the outermost rims of each of the first and second receptacles,
• joiners each having a pair of engagement means configured, in use, to be received within a corresponding hole, and
• an elongate sealing means configured to run along a length of the sides of the plurality of outermost rims that are juxtaposed, respectively, the elongate sealing means comprising a T-shaped member comprising horizontal and vertical elements, wherein a bridge of each joiner comprises a raised section configured, in use, to cover part of the T-shaped member;
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• (iv) detachably connecting a collapsible frame to the plurality of outermost rims of the at least first and second receptacles, wherein:
• (a) the collapsible frame includes a plurality of detachable panels that collectively define a circumferential wall, the circumferential wall being configured to rest on top of the outermost periphery of the first and second receptacles of the modular structure so as to provide growing depth, the plurality of detachable panels including a set of linear side panels and a set of arcuate corner members, the sets of linear side panels and arcuate corner members being interconnected relative to one another with top and bottom surfaces that are aligned with and further define the outermost periphery, each arcuate corner member within the set of arcuate corner members defining a respective corner of the collapsible frame;
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• (b) the frame is variable in size according to the number and arrangement of the receptacles included in the raised garden planter bed.