Clay soil is sticky. Makes one long for the rich black topsoil of Iowa. We recently decided to spruce up our boring backyard with a little landscaping. We bought one bona fide tree and one sort of tree as well as some lilac bushes. We then proceeded to dig an enormous hole in our yard. Kentucky has ~1 inch of topsoil - after that it's just glorious clay. Hard to dig. There were also a few small boulders left by the construction team that built our house (thanks, guys). We suspect our neighbors were all secretly watching us dig this enormous hole, because one by one they came out and offered us various types of shovels. Actually, I think all the shovels were really offered to me (Lianne), because apparently I looked like I was working really hard and not getting anywhere. Which was true. After several hours of back-breaking labor, we were rewarded with the task of dragging a 250 lb. tree into our newly formed crater. We're making it sound like it was a really hard job and we'll probably never do it again ... which is true. But there is something really rewarding about looking at your beautiful Eastern Redbud in full bloom and knowing that you put it there all by yourself. Ahhhh. 
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