Thank you Daron for your welcoming and advice, I'm happy to have stumbled upon permies!
I'm also wondering the best positioning for a hugelkultur bed in my yard. I'm in a small city lot, about 140ft x 80ft. The house is situated far back from the street and the front yard has a slight downward grade toward the house, which is square on the west side of the property.
If I uploaded some pictures, would you be able guide me on positioning? I imagine there's a lot of flexibility, I'm just very new to gardening in general and I like to think things through before I do something, I'm very aware of my ignorance. I know where the water flows to, where my sun is coming from, I have a lot of shade. But I'm not sure what I should prioritize, a deeper mound for water retention? A larger one for wind block? Should I orient it perpendicular to the slope or along with it? I'm also considering multiple smaller mounds vs one big mound or maybe one long, shallow mound. It might be nice to redirect water flow around the house as well. So many factors to consider!
