Hi and welcome Jenny! This is my first year growing and I did the same thing as well - my approach was to skim off the top layer of turf, double dig and add a layer of topsoil because the original soil was very poor quality and very very stony. We built some decking at the same time so OH edged my plot with left over decking boards which I guess makes it half raised (if there is such a thing!). I had some great successes in my first year, what a steep learning curve it's been but such fun too. I also have quite a few containers which are just about coming to an end now. Go for it, and report back often on your progress, and on the joy it brings you as well.

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