"I used to do a little, but a little wouldn't do it so the little got more and more." - Guns N' Roses

No friends, I haven't turned to heroin. This quote actually refers to landscaping. I have a problem. I used to be happy with one or two well manicured beds that contained a few plants and some mulch. Now, I think about edging and re-edging flower beds. I obsess over the right amount of mulch and it drives me a little batty when that mulch becomes cluttered. Weeds are the work of the devil and dying plants make me feel like an unfit parent. What has brought me to this lowly state. The answer, quite simply, is my father. My father has a backyard oasis. No, it doesn't have a fancy cement pond, luxurious outdoor kitchen, or a topiary garden. It just has a few acres of well cared for flower beds and a vegetable garden with rows straighter than Mitt Romney. My hope is that one day my yard will look half as nice as his. Unfortunately that day is not today. Tomorrow I have a date with a shovel and some dirt.