I completed work on my front yard. I hired professionals for the brickwork -- moving from a dull grey affair to a melody of reds and blues -- and did the landscaping myself. I've got three Japanese maples, the dark violet variety, and a graffiti mix of flowers.
My backyard is still a mess, mostly mud and weeds with one magnificent oak by the fence. I'm thinking of ripping up most of it and putting in a zen garden, hedges, and lots more brickwork.