Finally Getting to the Landscaping

Finally, this Fourth of July weekend I got to do some work on our awful front yard. Since we removed the pine tree from the front, we could not get any grass to grow. Sick of looking at the weeds I had to do something and I was not into the idea of paying for sod. I don't mind mowing when grass is already there, but to pay to put in something that means that much more work for me.

Here is the before:

The After:
We hope to add some landscaping stones and we just planted some lily bulbs along the foundation that should be coming up in a month.