I think the grass is too long for a regular lawnmower now, and my gardener mate goes on holiday today. Honestly, the back of it is like a jungle. Sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from goin’ under.
The decking does need Karchered and those pegs are an abomination too. Shed probably needs another coat also.
Seems folks on here like geometric, formal gardens then. The in-laws in Finland have a meadow/wild garden, which most people have over there. Looks far better I think - no borders between the grass and plants, that sort of thing. And a couple of 2 ton boulders in the middle.
It looks like the top of the crown hasn’t come into leaf yet. Is that photo recent? If so it’s probably not going to, therefore dead. You could reduce the crown by topping it out, but this wouldn’t be ideal for the species. They grow fast and have long brittle limbs.
I’m also a massive tree racist. Eucalyptus, poplar, Lawson and Leyland cypress can do one.