Jim expounded:

a mountain of dirt can be easy to move if considered one
shovel at a time.

Thank you for your suggestions, Jim, and yes, the above is so true!

I read an article once about a woman who built her own brick walkway,
a week's worth of work at a time. Breaking the project down into
manageable pieces is key. My backyard is such a mess, no lawn, due to
a septic install and indecision on my part as to what I wanted to do
out there. Things are starting to coalesce, though, but I've got to
stop being overwhelmed at the sheer size of the project!
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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