I Spent a good deal of time weighing pros and cons of building a raised bed with cedar or buying the vego garden raised beds. I am so happy I went with these. I especially like That they will Need little to no maintenance as the years go by. After the initial expense of filling them with garden soil and Foxfarm, I know that next year I will be able to just amend the top five or 6 inches with premium soil. They look really nice and clean in my garden and I’ve got compliments from everyone that has seen them which is pretty amazing since I I’ve only just started to get my seedlings going! I look forward to my garden coming to fruition