Hello! I have received a Lawns to Legumes grant to install 2 Bee Lawns on my property. One area is southwest of my home, between the left side of my driveway and my neighbor's side lawn, about 11 feet wide and 28 feet long. Half of the space was a perennial garden, the other half is lawn that is pretty weed (clover/crabgrass) infested. I have dug out the perennials and transplanted them other places. There are 2 lilac bushes on the property line, and a pair of peony bushes close to the electrical box that will remain. (See Pictures 1 & 2). The other area is on the east side of my house and has well established plantings of wild ginger, lily of the valley, Solomon's seal, hostas and cohosh. I have dug out and given away about half of the plants. The foundation planting along the house will remain, but I'd like to establish a Bee lawn between the rock edging and the chain link fence, an area about 6 feet wide and 30 feet long, (See Picture 3) I plan to do Dormant Seeding this fall in both areas with Twin City Seed's Bee Lawn Deluxe Seed Mixture. I am looking for advice on the best way to prepare the soil in these 2 different areas. For Area 1, the former perennial garden is now mostly loose dirt. The former weedy lawn has been mowed short and half of it has been tilled, but with my small electric tiller it was slow going. Given all the clover that is present in the remaining weedy lawn, I am wondering if it is necessary to continue tilling it up. I want the whole area to look the same, so I figured it all needed to be a blank slate, but now I am not so sure. I plan to cover the whole area with plastic for a few months before putting down my seed in the fall. My question for Area 2 is similar - do I need to dig our all the perennials, or just mow, till and clover with plastic. What are your thoughts? I appreciate any advice you can give me. I put a large rain garden in my front yard 10 years ago, and have been talking to my neighbors for a year about my plans for a Bee Lawn. I really want this to work!