Niemiera, Alexander X.2014-06-022014-06-022009-05-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48274Raised beds, while requiring a high initial labor input, offer improved growing conditions and advantages compared to the existing soil. Improved plant growth, increased yields, and better accessibility are reasons to construct raised beds. This publication reviews the proper containers and plants, planting instructions, watering and potting soils, overwintering plants and more.4 pagesapplication/pdfenVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Garden & Landscape DesignExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-020/426-020_pdf.pdfContainer grown plantsPlant maintenance