It would be great if our soil and drainage would handle direct planting, but the section between the wall and shed has terrible drainage. Our area is known for its drainage issues and while our backyard has two (French?) drains (can't find an exit for either one), that little area holds water in a puddle for days if not close to a week. Plus our soil is Memphis, TN clay. We plan on planting up the whole side of the yard (about 600 sq ft) and that little section is the worst. We think there is a dip in grade there that might be contributing to the problem. The idea is to do a few raised beds near that area and heavily amend the area farther away and try in ground planting there, but I am very open to ideas or suggestions. Thanks! Not sure if pic is helpful, but it's another more current view of wall to show area, you can kind of see a rough bounty laid out on other side of tiller.

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I bought a ticket for our area's new construction Parade of Homes specifically to check out shadows, lighting, and can placement; I am halfway through the home tour. Several homes had cans in vaulted ceilings so not much help to me but two homes had different can placements in a flat ceiling; all used 6 inch cans not the 4 inch that I prefer. The kitchen with only 6 inch cans that looked to be centered over the edge of the counters had major shadows when I mimicked standing and working at the counter. This surprised me, but I think my body shadow was caused by the counter-edge-centered can behind me in the small u-shaped kitchen. That made me realize how carefully lighting has to be thought out. The other home had cans that looked like they were 36 inches from the wall with undercabinet lights...no shadows; but led dots were all "marching in line" on the counter. There was no diffuser on the tape lights.

Did you make a choice yet? I’m in the same boat. The main sink is on the island with eat-up depth and we have another counter on the opposite side to use for coffee/bar/serving area. Is the sink useful to reduce traffic at the main sink or is it better to keep the counter clear? There is a bathroom and a laundry sink right down the hall for additional hand washing so this sink would probably only serve to fill the coffee pot and dump/rinse glasses between drinks. There’s already a drain there so plumbing is easy. I’m leaning to no but worried I’ll regret it.