Yard/landscaping folks, please step inside...

[Wulf202]

Throwing down seed is a waste it needs to be planted. You need to rough up that back yard foot path and stay off it. Unless it's a dog pacing that's causing that. Then it's hopeless unless you keep the dog off of it.

Keeping grass under that pine is also going to be a serious battle I'd suggest a mulch bed there. Roses love to grow under pines. You need to bag mow weekly like clockwork for atleast a year. If I had to guess I'd say the yard has been exclusively mulched bi weekly or less and under watered.

You can till or heavily aerate then put down. Seed and stomp it into the ground

If you don't have a sprinkler system now is the perfect time. Also get some good fertilizer on the front yard and a thaching rake.

[Grant H.]

Throwing down seed is a waste it needs to be planted. You need to rough up that back yard foot path and stay off it. Unless it's a dog pacing that's causing that. Then it's hopeless unless you keep the dog off of it.

Keeping grass under that pine is also going to be a serious battle I'd suggest a mulch bed there. Roses love to grow under pines. You need to bag mow weekly like clockwork for atleast a year. If I had to guess I'd say the yard has been exclusively mulched bi weekly or less and under watered.

You can till or heavily aerate then put down. Seed and stomp it into the ground

If you don't have a sprinkler system now is the perfect time. Also get some good fertilizer on the front yard and a thaching rake.

What do you recommend as a "good fertilizer"?

[Wulf202]

What do you recommend as a "good fertilizer"?

depends on the soil and what you're trying to grow. Alot of factors go into that I generally avoid Scott's brand though. I find going down to a nursery that's local gets the best feedback for that area without having to do soil testing.

What are you trying to fix?