I got my plot in Sept and have built raised beds - for many reasons. In mine I have over wintered garlic and broad beans, whick are doing well. I have one bed being planted as a herb garden (Bay tree, mint varieties, thyme, Rosemary Varieties, lemon balm etc etc), on ebed planted with carrots and beetroot (coming through now), one to be sown with radish and spring onions, one dedicated to aparagus and so on. I have 2 beds raised about a foor which will house salads and spinach etc - the aim being that the raised nature eliminates rabbits and makes it easier to net the beds.
Hope this helps.