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

Don't design your back yard from the outside looking in. Design from your window looking out.

Take my last best advice: Try everything twice!

Gardeners do first, read later. Why not? Plants are very gracious in accepting an apology.

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.

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

You don't know the plant until you've killed it. Then you've learned something.