Beginner Gardening: Desperate Curb Appeal Needed!!!, 1 by WhiteTrash

WhiteTrash wrote:
I've never done any landscaping before. As a matter of fact, I don't have a garage or shed to put a lawn mower in, so I pay to have it cut. Alas, I will even have to borrow shovels and stuff.

I didn't plan on staying in my house but with the market the way it is these days, I need to do something with my front yard at least. There is no landscaping what so ever aside from my rugged lawn.

I was thinking of a row of brick across the front and then something, but I've never done anything like this before, so I don't know exactly what something should be. This is my first house; I've always been an apartment city boy. I've attached a pic... any suggestions on some look-good low-maintainence landscaping would be greatly appreciated.