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Public gardens and arboretums much my favorites. Take a notebook.
Also bound to be some garden clubs. Tours.
Someone out there has a design worthy of emulation.
Drainage is the big problem. Areas where topsoil washed away are first priority. Assume topsoil depth varies and map/chart it on graph paper.
The house could be 60-years old, but you may still find buried builders trash.
Have utility locators mark path of buried lines. Painted. Take pics from different aspects. (A new sewer line may be installed without removing old. If not deep enough it affects water flow. Etc.
I’m in favor of having a surveyor out so that one can make accurate marks (I use an angle grinder at alley & street concrete; a notch). A neighbors fence that encroaches, etc, it’s best to address early and rectify.
Lawns add stability like no other planting. And can be removed piece by piece. Treat it right and you’ll build topsoil once problems remedied.
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