Whoo hoo! Diane Rehm had a landscape gardener on her program today (James Van Sweden) and my call went through! Unfortunately, the answer to my Bermuda grass problem isn't an easy one--he suggests a chemical approach. Roundup. Oh, well. I'll look into it. I want to plant shrubs, and the only grass I want out there is native buffalo grass. More signs of spring--the grass is shooting up fast, but if you get out there right after the rain it still is tender enough that you can pull out plugs, roots and all, from the garden.