Heh, Raparee!

People around here are covering their former lawns with gravel or cement, too, which makes me sad for two reasons: it messes up the water table, and it starves out the poor birds.

When I get too old to crouch, should I live that long, I think I'll make raised beds the easy, cheatin' way - using pallets covered with breathable membrane, and topped with pallet collars, and filled with cardboard then weeds then more cardboard then a topping of about a foot deep of good compost. That way I'll be able to garden at my own height.