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WHat should be the first thing I do in order to get started?
thanks

Keep the 'grassy area' mowed and trim the edges - if that looks tidy,
the rest of the garden will seem tidier.

Try to hold back and see what is already growing there and what it looks
like later in the year - the borders may have all sorts of perennials
waiting to burst into growth later on, the 'vegetation' and the end may
include shrubs with wonderful flowers that you'd like to keep.

If you're really sure about getting rid of any bits, don't be too
enthusiastic - don't do a 'Ground Force' amd strip the whole garden!
Work on a tiny bit at a time. That was, most of it will look at least
tidy, and you won't get disheartened.

Don't go mad over the veg area just yet - veg need a lot of work - it's
not that it's a huge amount, it's that you don't have much time
flexibility to do it - you have to sow at a certain time, keep weeding,
water if necessary and so on - so if you're trying to make over the rest
of the garden at the same time, looking after veg is something you can
do without. Go for a small amount of something high value - some herbs,
chilli peppers in pots, that sort of thing.
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Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm