Throwing rocks: get up out the way y'all

Every stinkin' time that I till the soil only a little bit, I uncover the most ridiculous rocks. Yeah, that's right, I have some pent up frustration. You see, when we bought our house, we were the first ones to live there, to start improving it, to work in the yard since the developer threw in some plants and called it good.

Well, going on summer #2 now, and I've done a ton of work. I have expanded the original flower bed from an r shaped garden to a C shaped one on one side, and a J shaped one on the other with a Tetris shaped one down the slope from the J... Is that confusing?? Anyways, with each new bit of soil I move around in, I am delighted to find more rocks...and huge chunks of cement.

How am I dealing with this, you ask? Well, every time that I water the garden or it rains, another few rocks show up. I've started some nice rock collection areas that are both functional and make everything look a tab bit nicer. There is a cottage stone wall that goes around the lower part of my garden and to prevent soil from washing through the cracks, I've been filling the in-between area with the rocks I pull up. I also have an area that collects water. To keep puddles from forming and unsightly clouds of gnats/mosquitoes from enjoying the area, I've started to make a shade area rock garden. This part has only just begun, so there'll be more to this as the summer goes on.

I have also uncovered some huge chunks of concrete. Most of these are too large for me to pull out of the ground, we're talking, like, 2' x 4' x 1' in size...ridiculous. What I have pulled out, I've disguised as stepping stones or hidden support rocks. I just have to find more ways to be crafty if I ever want to pull up the rest of the "buried treasure". Thoughts??

In the mean time, I'm going to keep plugging away at the disaster that is soil input by a careless contractor. I will keep adding compost and potting mix (my fav for gardening) and eventually, I'll have created dirt heaven.