re: Completely Desolated/Restore Back Yard

The pics and video help. I’m sure others will weigh in but i’ll start.

The shady area beneath the trees is going to be difficult to establish grass - not enough sunlight. Doesn’t look you have any grass there now - just the weeds. I’d be thinking along the lines of building some shade garden landscape beds in that area with pathways - you can do that over time. Maybe keep the weeds mowed close to the ground as recommended by others until you can map out a game plan for that area. If you kill all the weeds now you may be dealing with a muddy mess in that area until you can decide on a game plan.

The open lawn area with sunlight shouldn’t be an issue. Spray the open areas with selective herbicides, fertilize the lawn grass, use pre-emergent herbicides in fall and spring as suggested in the earlier post.

Do you know what kind of grass you have in the open, sunny area - I can’t tell from the video.