We decided to take drastic action this year in hopes of actually having more than weeds and volunteer plants growing in our yard. (Digging up the yard for the water main break last year left the grass in terrible shape.)
We hired landscapers to reduce some of the slope by the house, take out the shrubs and a couple trees, haul in 5 loads of black dirt, and plant grass.
I spend 2-3 hours every night moving sprinklers and watering the grass seed. I am anxious for some lush green grass later this summer.