In the spring, I decided to re-landscape our backyard in preparation for my daughter’s high school graduation party in June. I hired our friend, Mark the Handyman, to transform what was a lifeless, messy, difficult-to-maintain yard into what I’d hoped would be a beautiful setting for the special occasion. Completed just days before the party, the new yard was my long-time dream-come-true. The handyman had done an amazing job! Mark grew grass where there was only dirt and weeds. He dug up shrubs that had out-lived their usefulness and framed the perimeter of the yard with generous flower beds. He cropped all the dead tree branches that cluttered the back fence and trimmed down the weed vines that liked to wrap themselves in desperation around the fence boards. All the cutting away exposed the beauty of less. Now, the two stunning walnut trees that reach high into the heavens stand…