Peggy ....
The housewarming gift was a "thank you" from the nursery for a favor I had done for them ....
Everything was covered with snow when I bought my house. I thought what I call the "house pad garden", which is in back of the house was all lawn.
Nope. It was covered with weed barrier and decorative rock ...
The only reason I told my story about my garden is to show that it's possible to change the nature of your soil ... even if it is all rock ...