After the comment box there is a heading Browse Gardening and Landscaping Stories on Houzz with some gorgeous pictures of a deck, etc. There are also photos on the right. They're there all the time, and I don't pay any attention, they sure don't bother me.

Large flowered roses are too horticultural looking to have a natural rock garden as a back drop. I was thinking to lay down a tarp and use a jet spray from my hose to clean up the dirt on the slope and up top If you are talking about removing soil from a natural rock formation do consider that it may have taken thousands of years for that soil to form. And that it is likely to be better for growing anything you might want to plant on or among the rocks later than a purchased soil product. A visit to this place could result in ideas and inspiration. I saw a presentation on it here in my area and it seemed to be quite something: https://www.mainegardens.org/

Neighbor's house across the street and if I look down, a pile of dying flowers and mud piled up. Have been trying to get my bulbs in, and move the clay soil into the backyard but it's slow going with work and my back not being that great these days...and the rain. Friday managed to dig up all the beds I had planted, put down chicken wire to protect them from squirrels and chipmunks. I'm hoping it's not too cold or wet tomorrow afternoon to finish planting the rest and move the mud into the backyard.

<I have no interest in being around noisy sports fans - they are the worst. My, so judgmental.> There is nothing judgmental about it - that is simply what annoys me the most - therefore they are the worst for me, but that is not a judgement. There is nothing wrong with them, but I just do not want to be anywhere near them. My being annoyed by them is not a judgment. I have friends who can be noisy sports fans, and I will not be around them when they are watching sports. In general, I prefer a calm environment. When I was a child, my father would drag me to rodeos with him, and these would offend me so much that I would cry constantly. Eventually, he stopped dragging me with him.