[verge]

Dead link I am afraid walltoall.

[barremic]

if you go to here

http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/gardens

and its the 4th one down, the link seems to work from the site, but not when i copy it

hope this helps

[walltoall]

Crikey! This internet thingie is like quicksand. Thanks for bailing me Barremic. It's actually the 5th article at your link and is entitled

"Raise your planting game"

I WOULD have cut'n'pasted the bluddy article but I'd have Verge and GPI after me with pitchforks. Points made by Joe were that raised beds never compact since you never walk on them. Produce always grows bigger than in open ground. Waterlogging could be a a problem if you made the beds from cemented bricks. The bed warms up quicker in Spring than the flat garden.

I hope beddy boy-boys and girls can make the link. Joe tells it very well for raised beds.

[Her Outdoors]

This is our first year to try raised beds. When we had them done and filled we thought we would like to start planting out some seedlings from the unheated greenhouse. As the weather was still a bit cold, we put some semicircle hoops on and covered them with polythene. We take them off in the day and to water, but cover again at night. So far it seems to be working.