There comes a time when you have to admit defeat. You’ve tried your best, you gave it your all, but it’s time to move on. I’m at that spot when it comes to the flower gardens in our backyard. They cause me undue stress year after year, and I’m ready for a change. I have…

I have to begin by saying, I was skeptical at first. Brian and I would be out and about, driving to and from practices or running errands, and I would see more and more raised gardens in people’s yards. “Why don’t they just rototill an area and plant in the ground?” I’d ask Brian. “I…