Take my last best advice: Try everything twice!

If a bush is too big, don't ask "should I?" Go ahead and cut it. If it lives, great. If it dies, replace it with something better suited!

Wood's not natural mulch for a woodland garden. Do you see forest trees shatter into a zillion pieces and fall? No. They fall, then decompose, then spread.

Take my last best advice: Try everything twice!

I don't rely on muscle power to dig, I use a sharp spade and I wear boots.

Be pleased with your real garden, don't persue the perfection of a picture. What you see in a photo lasted only as long as the shutter snap.

There's no "right way" to garden, only what suits each person and place.