Knock, Knock, it's the front door. My wife gets a bit flustered with me as I'm sort of a pack rat, however I have made the point that landscaping occurs after the house is finished! With only so many hours in the day one has to make choices in terms of what one will accomplish. Building with earth is labor intensive. If that bothers you, you need to look else where for a building technique The big pile of clay was delivered by a friend in Mauk. I expect this to be the LAST pile of clay before the walls are complete!