Why Don't I just Cut The Garden Back In The Fall

Every fall I swear I am going to cut the garden on the side hill back so I don't have to work so hard in the spring.  And every fall, what with the mums still blooming and Halloween decorating it just never happens.  So every spring I have to brace myself on the hill and break off the dead stalks from the mint and various other natural plants that I let grow there.  Do I wear gloves you ask?  Well that would be the smart thing to do but they just seem to get in my way so I do it all bare handed.  Thus I am typing this with very sore hands but the deed is done.  The clean up of the piles of garden refuse is time consuming and tiring but exercise is good for you, right?  Anyhow the side hill is cleaned up and some daisies that decide to migrate to the lawn have been tucked into the inside perimeters of my side hill garden which seriously resembles the side of a country road.  We shall see what new surprises mother nature brings me this year.  Here is a picture from last year, let's hope I have as much green this year.