Work in Progress

Eric and I have a dream... That next spring and summer, our back yard will be a beautiful, weed-free place with a nice lawn and flowerbeds. Now that we're in late summer/early fall prime yard work time of year, we've gotten started on making those dreams come true.
Here's where we started:

The rows of bricks lining the lawn stuck up a few inches, making mowing very difficult. And the beds were too narrow to allow the kinds of things I'm envisioning. So the first step was to replace the bricks with inset pavers. We chose a more flowing border that goes all the way around the lawn.

Then we decided that the crabgrass and weed thing wasn't working for us, so on Labor Day we started ripping out the grass. I'm still sore. If budget allows, we will be laying sod in the next week or two. So midway through the revision process, here's where we are:

Watch this space for further updates!