All the plants I planted in the front border died because I forgot to water them. Which is totally in line with depression gardening.
As in, I have depression, & this is apparently what gardening is like.
Tarps are down to kill all the grass in the front yard though. I'll probably leave the whole thing for an entire season and worry about planting this Fall or early next Spring. Then I can start over.
I only bought the house in March anyway. There wasn't really time or money enough this year to do the garden right away. Although I think I'll be able to do the veggie beds in the back, at least. And get rid of some of the shitty plants back there that I loathe.
The house was built in 1928. At some point in the mid-century post-war years, somebody put in some plants in the back border that I just can't stand. The dogwood is fine - I have two fully mature dogwoods, one salmon pink & the other cream white - but there's a Tree of Heaven that has GOT to go. Those fuckers are invasive AF.