Front yard project

This may be the largest scale project I have started around the house and also the most important! Our house sits at the top of a cul-de-sac. The ground is higher than the rest of the houses which provides us with a great view of the surrounding area. Unfortunately it also provides for difficulty landscaping the front flower bed because of the steep slope downward away from the house. Here are some pictures of the pathetic attempt I made to create a stone edging/retaining wall around the potential flower bed. I've spoken with a neighbor who actually has landscaping experience for help with this project. Check out the atrocity:

Look at that slope!

Side view: it looks like the wall is going to fall forward