Backyard: raised bed

We scavenged these blocks off the back of the property line - I believe they may have severed as the footprint for someone's shed, long ago. I enlisted the man to help me lug them from the back of the lot and up closer to the house (mostly to "lay claim" to them before someone else got the idea). They've been sitting in a wall formation along the back shrubs by our patio area for about 6mos and I've finally figured out what I want to do with them all. In total, we had 32 + 9 toppers + 1 that broke in half when it was tossed.

I opted to watch the morning/daytime sun for a bit before committing to the space. (Eventually I ended up moving the entire setup about 5ft west to both keep a mower path and straight line path towards the hypothetical location of our new shed/workshop -a much later & more involved project.)

This is probably the 3rd formation design I came up with to get max use out of them. 

We have an insane amount of moles and other critters roaming around our yard (and the entire hill) so I've decided to at minimum make it a bit more challenging for them to burrow through to the goodies. 

Unfortunately I found myself 2 blocks short in this pattern and was thinking over putting the 1 split block to use - alas, that idea was retired for stability reasons so I picked up 2 extra blocks to complete the shape. 

This is almost how it looks at present (4/10/13) with approximately 40cuft of soil atop wire, moisture barrier, peat moss, and manure. Yesterday I added another 8cuft of soil and also filled in the block holes to add more stability to it. I'm waiting for tomorrow intense rain storm to compact it all down a bit more so I can check the real soil level. Cypress mulch will be added after planting later on. 

As of 4/17/13: I'm waiting for the weather to stabilize a bit more before planting as we've had some rather erratic temperature shifts (one day it's 40 degrees, the next it's 80 degrees) lately. Eyeing the end of this month or mid-May to plant. What will I plant? TOMATOES! YES!