Wanted: Raised bed pics

[gardengalrn]

I thought I had sent a post about this before but can't find it anywhere. DH has agreed to build me some raised beds for next year's garden. My current set-up just isn't working and instead of griping and whining, I have to come up with a alternative. We had thought the area we started the garden in was ideal; fenced in and fertile. If you've read some of my posts this spring/summer, I have done nothing but complain about the weeds, bugs, wind, etc. I don't think any of those problems will be rectified by next spring. Pasture surrounds the garden and it is just taking over, not to mention the grasshoppers. I won't mention bindweed again but rest assured it is a problem I can't deal with without dropping some serious chemicals. Anyway...
DH had been against doing the raised beds because it seems we have all this space...surely I can make a decent garden here somewhere. Being the good DH he is, he quickly realized this spring that my efforts in the garden seemed to be in vain. Bigger is not necessarily better. I would rather plant 6 cabbage plants and get 6, rather than plant 20 and get ZERO.

So....we are tossing around ideas for the raised beds. I know there will be an expense to them but would rather pay the money up front and have them be permanent. The new beds would be right here next to the house and I think I could better control weed/bug problems. I keep reminding myself that this was a "learning" year. DH mentioned railroad timbers but I worry about the leaching of toxins from the treated wood. I know there are several views out there on using them. Another alternative are the landscaping bricks but we were thinking it would be ridiculous expensive. I would like some pics and ideas. Thanks in advance!!