I really appreciate your article, Tee. Being as tenacious and experienced as you are I'm sure you'll bring your new TN garden to a beautiful, manageable state.
I can relate and I think people who live in the mobile culture can too. I'm from San Francisco Peninsula Nor. Cal and moved to Phoenix AZ 18 years ago. I've spent thousands of dollars learning the ropes and trying to beat Mother Nature and the heat and freeze. What fun it is!