One of the biggest reasons for buying a single family home was to get a yard where I could garden. My new home’s yard was in abysmal shape but had fabulous garden potential. Here’s how I started to claw the yard back from decades of neglect.

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I wasn’t planning to move. I’d made my condo close to perfect. But, when my neighborhood started changing, I wanted something a condo couldn’t offer—personal independence, a yard, and a garden. The first time I walked into the house, I saw a wreck that I could turn into a home. Here’s how my journey started.