HereForTheBeer: Some good work in the yard today, cleaned up a small bed near the front door and put in some edging.
tinyE: Looks pretty good.
Haha, well, not quite. But yeah.
Previous owner was a Master Gardener (some certification crap) so there are a bajillion different varieties out here. I'm describing them as "the green one with the pink flower" and "the green one with the orange flower" - that's about how far my knowledge goes. But they didn't do much landscaping around the beds, to slow the encroachment of the lawn into the beds. That's my primary goal: keep the grass on the lawn side and keep the flowers on the garden side. I'll let Mom and the wife figure out the rest.
Gardening is good, honest work, and you can see results almost right away. And the best part is that if you screw something up, just grab a shovel and try again.