The next phase of the lawn rejuvenation project begins next month. I think we were pretty successful with the back lawn last Fall, but we'll see how it comes back. After struggling for years to get good lawn and getting wiped out 2 yrs ago by grubs/chinch bugs, I finally found some really good seed from the south that is adapted for cold season areas. The plan is to buy some more, topdress the next ~15,000 sqft and bust out the sprinklers. Kinda hoping for a fairly wet spring. Of course it's risky seeding on the sunnyside of the house in Spring, but this seed is quite drought tolerant, so I'm giving it a go.