I was witting raised means raised though , We use Raised Garden beds for small raised squares ,, Furrows are raised Fields , Mountain plateau , for self watering controls and erosion controls , Every time you had more to add ,, Raised it up still higher ,
Raised means raised , and takes some doing ,
That is a nice article , reminders of history are good ,,
Rick I was looking at that water Hole bed you made thinking something like a mimulus might grow there , Put a rock circle in the middle of the hole , fill it , a water plant bed pot ,
Daisyl Do you have a retention carpet under your raised beds ,? if you said so , I missed it ,