A friend of mine has his own cement mixer (they can be rented or even bought
fairly reasonable). Or you can get a cement truck to deliver it after you
have the frame work built. He has some lumber in his garage and builds a
two sided frame around his raised garden borders, and pours cement inside
the two sided frame.

He hasn't done this with his, but you can also get some coloring to add to
the cement while you are making it. Then you can have red, green, blue
cement retaining walls four inches thick and as tall as you want them, that
will add color to your yard, without having to paint or stain every couple
of years.

It will cost you more over the long run, but it is permanent and his looks
like it was done by a professional. He also lays walkways through his yard
and garden area.


DH, how hard is it to water the plants you have planted inside the holes in
cement blocks? Do you have to use a sprinkler, or can you use soaker hoses.
If you don't live in the South, wont the blocks freeze and crack if the dirt
in the holes is wet?

Good luck. Dwayne








"Pat Meadows" wrote in message
...

I'm trying to get raised beds built this year. I have hopes
that it *will* happen.

But I'm uncertain what to edge them with: cement blocks
(expensive but permanent), planks, landscaping timbers?

Has anyone any words of wisdom as to the
advantages/disadvantages of various methods?

TIA.
Pat
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