On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 02:02:05 GMT, (Cat)
wrote:

I'm in the process of turning my [long, narrow and shady] back yard
into something more interesting than tons and tons of vinca - and
I'd like to build up part of the garden into a mound about 10' long
by l2.5' tall. Is there a more efficient way than buying a ton of
dirt?

cheers!

If you lived next door I'd give you my dirt that I removed to build a
25 x 15 x 3.5 foot pond. It took (two men) almost two weeks to dig
out with a shovel, and not something I'd want to do in the mid-summer
heat !