You don’t need a sprawling lawn to be a gardener . Any outdoor space — be it a balcony or small patch of grass — can be home to a raised garden bed. Though useful for all gardeners , they’re especially great for beginners because you can control factors like garden size and soil conditions, making it feel like “gardening with training wheels,” says Carmen DeVito , a certified New York State landscape professional and founder of Garden Cult , a garden and landscape design company. I talked with