We went thru a yard full of kid's stuff: 21' swingset that became a temp greenhouse one spring. An 8'X12' trampoline all in the back yard. I kept expanding the flower beds and squeezed out the kid's stuff as she grew out of it. We moved the trampoline to our farm, so she still uses it there.
My next door neighbor cut 8 - 50' evergreen spruce trees down in November. This has opened up a huge amount of sunlight for certain flower beds, so big changes are planned for this spring in the front yard. YEAH!!!