Progress on the next project

Up until this minute I was thinking about all these complicated things to do here when all I am looking to do here is to get rid of the obstructions and get grass growing here.
The pile of concrete is from the drive way lane on our side of the line. I suppose there is another lane on the neighbors side of the line. At the far end of the excavation is the dirt that came from between the lane and wall.
I relocated the Mexican Petunias to the back by the fence. This already is an improvement. Just getting obstructions out and grass growing is a huge, but cheap, improvement.
I want to put a brick landing under the wall drain up high enough to establish a grade to carry the rain runoff away from the house. A neighbor gave me some dirt that will come in handy here.
There is probably the same amount of concrete in the area where the dirt is piled, and the same around where the concrete is piled to the gate. I will see how difficult it is to bust the concrete into small chunks with a sledge hammer.

Next Project - Review

The next area that I think needs attention is the side yard in the front. This whole area is very rough as the picture shows:

The property line is very close to the house as the fence references. There is about one foot between the bottom of the porch wall and the concrete strip on the right side of the drive. The other strip on the left side is on the neighbors side of the line.
I think I will excavate the dirt between the right concrete strip and the bottom of the wall and pull up the concrete strip, or what's left of it. This will leave an excavation where the concrete is. I think I will put the concrete chunks in the excavated area and beat them into the smallest chunks I can with a sledge hammer. I will use the ensuing rubble to back fill along the bottom of the wall to just below the top of the foundation on which the bricks lie. Then depending on how that goes I will do the same with the other lane. I will also finish clearing the concrete in the area of the foreground in this picture.
I will need more dirt to fill in with. There are some mounds in this vicinity that I may try to cut down somewhat. Basically this will probably mean that I will use my garden spade and my pick to till the ground and then use the steel rake to contour an acceptable grade with the high spot being beneath the drain hole in the porch wall. I would like to put some kind of landing there for the runoff water to help it quickly drain away from the house.
I want to see this whole area smoothed over with a thick grass turf covering it. There is a lot of rubble piled around the base of the tree. A year or two ago I set out to clean it up. After taking away two wheelbarrow loads with still an unknown quantity to go, I called it good for the time. Now I want to get it cleaned up once and for all. I have plenty of room for rubble back fill along the wall. What I can't use here I can use somewhere else.
I saw the same basic technique in use at the Clinton Presidantial Library across the river where they demolished something concrete and then further busted it into smaller chunks. Then they used it for back fill along a new sidewalk by the river.
I can visualize the finished look of this area.