Our yard is looking pretty growed up. ('Growed up' is how we talked in PA. It comes from Scottish.) The grass is o.k but the shrubs are large. The neighbors tend to take out large shrubs in the front yard but we aren't going to do that. DH is self conscious about it but I don't care much. At least we don't have three dead redwoods in the front yard. Just keep the stuff off the sidewalk is all that is necessary, IMO.