I found a great Southern Living article with helpful tips for beginner gardeners. To save readers of JunsGarden time and frustration, here are the key takeaways:

🌸 Track Year-Round Sunlight: Watch how seasonal changes and tree canopies shift your yard's light before placing sun-dependent plants.

🌻 Plan Layouts by Bloom Time: Put short-blooming flowers in less visible beds so your main garden doesn't look dull the rest of the year.

🌷 Prep Soil Deeply: Till deeply, completely remove existing weeds, and add amendments to stop new beds from turning into weed patches.

🌼 Prevent Transplant Shock: Plant on cooler days and provide temporary shade to keep new additions from wilting.

🌺 Winterize Evergreens: Water shrubs during dry winter spells and cover them with burlap during late frosts to avoid winter burn.

🌹 Check Growing Habits: Read the care tags to understand how a plant spreads so you can give it enough room to grow.

Read the full article at Southern Living:
https://www.southernliving.com/gardening-mistakes-i-learned-the-hard-way-11934770

Finally the snow melted. The first spring cleanup of the season is removing the dog waste potty area.

To bad you can't use it as compost. Dog food has to many chemicals in it that's not good for plants.