When I was little, my Grandma told me that if you have rocky soil, it is a sign that your soil is fertile (something about it probably having been volcanic or something, I don't remember the details). If that is true, then I have possibly the most fertile soil on the planet.
I had an idea based on something that was done at the Seattle home and garden show last year. I'm thinking about bringing in several bales of straw, and building the wooden frames for the beds around them. I would then putting several inches of soil and compost on top of that to build (what I hope will be) a good fertile foundation for years to come. I know I will need to add soil every year as the straw decomposes, but I am thinking primarily that this would be an incredibly easy way to get the height, shape and size of the beds that I want.
I haven’t mentioned this to Hubby yet, and he may give a resounding “No way am I going to do all that!” response, but I’m going to run it by him to see what he thinks about it.