Raised veg beds in lawn...issues

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I've got a patch of lawn that gets enough sun to grow veggies (used to have an allotment but had to let it go) I was thinking of putting in two raised beds. But will I just spend all my time strimming the grass around them? Should I do it properly and put some paving down and round them...?

It has to look nice as it's the main view of the garden from the back of the house.

Can you divide off the area and use gravel on membrane? You're going to be walking on it a lot. I really like the gravel look and with membrane it won't need a lot of weeding (there'll still be some though). Like pictured in this article.
https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/diy/how-to-build-a-raised-vegetable-bed/?srsltid=AfmBOopvVfju5raNAwAbN3cxbtEupoYPr8B0uT9oqWYW__OmcprkbfAK

I wouldn't gravel if it's in the middle of a lawn, it will just migrate and damage the mower.

If the beds are properly raised, just grass to the edge is fine. If they are quite low profile I'd put a row of paving around to stop the grass migrating in.

Depends on how wet the lawn is where you intend to put the beds.

We put two in our garden. Where they are sited the garden is not particularly wet so us walking around them doesn't wear the grass down. If the area is soggy then you will soon form a muddy path around the outside.

We don't have a strimmer. Just use the lawnmower to get as close as you can. There will be a small strip it can't cut next to the wood. We cut that with shears or scissors. Takes about 2 minutes once a month. Not worth buying a separate strimmer just for that.

Thanks for that. In a bad winter it gets very soggy indeed...At the moment bits of the lawn are very waterlogged so I'll need to think about that. I do have a spare bit of paving they could go on....that might be a better idea - and I'll dig up the lawn for a flower bed instead....!