Yeah, I totally get what you mean about “blocking out those areas.” I did something similar when I moved in, except I got a bit carried away with stic...

Totally feel your pain on this one—I'm in the middle of my first custom build and already had a couple of those "wait, what?" moments with imported ti...

Raised beds were my lifesaver too—felt like a total gardening hack at first, but hey, whatever works, right? Haven't tried cover crops yet either, tho...

Totally agree about the mowing—our corner lot seemed like a dream at first, but now I joke that my weekends belong to the lawnmower. Still, there's so...