Sorry, no pictures this post.
My current project is located in my parents’ side yard. A few weeks ago, I cut down a spruce tree that was about 20 feet in height. In the area it occupied, my plan is to create an earthen berm for planting. The plan is to make it somewhat crescent-shaped, with four specific planting areas. On either end will be some sort of shrub. The back center will have a Yoshino Cherry tree planted. This will be the focal specimen of the entire project. The front center will be planted with a dozen different varieties of heaths and heathers. This will give it year-round interest. And between the different areas I will use low-growing plants for filler.
That’s the plan. Right now, I’m working on digging up the lawn where the berm will be. I still need to decide on what sort of material I will use to create a border between the berm and the lawn. If you have any ideas, post it in the comments!