Would raised beds solve this problem?

[MargaretMarigold]

Hi. A few years ago our neighbours had some new fencing at the top of our gardens.
It wasn’t done very well and the soil around one section is now poor quality with large chunks of concrete around the post and nearby.
We aren’t very experienced gardeners and have planted a few things that haven’t really thrived or hidden the problem.
I was wondering if a raised bed would work as presumably we fill it with good quality soil/compost and forget about the very bottom where the concrete is.
Do you think this would work? I guess it will need to be quite deep to give the plants enough decent soil?

Concrete is seriously alkaline, so anything that doesn't like alkaline soil will really struggle. If there are loose chunks and bits of concrete, then it might be a good idea to remove them.

You could try a raised bed there, but it would probably need watering in dry weather. Alternatively, maybe cover the ground in weed suppressing membrane and cover with bark or gravel, and put something in a large pot there, or an ornament, or have it as somewhere to sit with a little bench.

@BeNiceWhenItsFinishedthanks. I don’t think we can get any out it’s mostly a huge chunk that was used to secure the post but it wasn’t really done with any care at all.
i did think about pots - perhaps that’s an easier option and worth trying first.

How big is the area with the concrete? Perhaps you just need to plant a big further away from the fence? Planting against a fence rarely does well anyway.

@Agapornis It’s one fence panel wide and probably a metre in depth.
I’m thinking we maybe should have a proper look at what’s actually in there and see if there is anything that can be dug out.