All of your replies were helpful. I will keep adding compost and mulching
and
composting and mulching and composting and mulching and composting and
mulching
and.... I was just hoping for something faster, sigh.

Chuckle Well, you COULD hire a bulldozer operator, take up the top 6-8
inches of soil, then hire a dump truck and a crew to bring in the rich soil
you want, and dump and spread it. That would take care of the vast majority
of plants.

who you will find out side composting and mulching

Come Judy, join us in the garden. We are all composting and mulching and
composting and mulching and pulling weeds and mulching and clearing debris
and composting and.... :P

James