A couple yards of yard

After pulling the ivy out of the front "yard" a month ago, we hadn't done much else with the space and weeds began to take over. Last night and tonight, my wife weeded it all, and then we put in some black landscaping edging around the roses, tree, and irises. Filled those areas with some very red cedar mulch (I think it's artificially colored, but we wanted something bright as it's on the north side of the house and not well-lit.

Also put grass seed down and some fertilizer, and then watered. Let's hope it's a good start on some green. Even if we end up replacing the grass with a different variety, or even some sod, this should be a good placeholder.