[PA Engineer]

What are those beds made out of? Wood, plastic? I want material that won’t deteriorate like wood will.

They are made of vinyl and do not chalk (high titanium dioxide pigment). I've also added a vinyl (again non-chalking) fence and 4 more beds since the picture was taken.

I live in a surprisingly aggressive environment and I am finished with wood for exterior use. I was careful to specify non-chalking after our original vinyl siding began to fail. I have since replaced that with fiber cement board.

The only maintenance is some mold I remove with the power washer in spring.

I'll try to find the links for you. There are also cold frame options that fit into the beds for early spring and late fall use.

[bgill]

aggressive environment

I bought the best garden fabric I could find at Home Depot last year and that stuff lasted a few days before weeds were popping through it everywhere and was degenerating into nothing. Borders sink into the soil and disappear. Having to re-do everything every year and fighting the WEEDS!!!!! is just too much.