The Bradford Pear trees need to be pruned, and their ample shade has decimated nearly all of the Bermuda grass that used to occupy the yard (Bermuda is NOT shade tolerant). Reseeding is not an option. We are at the lowest elevation on the street, so all of the runoff ends up going through our yard.
St. Augustine sod will be planted in the less shady areas, but there will be a rock pebble surface where the runoff naturally moves.
With the lack of turf, the topsoil easily washed away over several years, exposing the slab and the risk of foundation issues. I measured and estimated that we lost about 3-4" of topsoil in this area.
This will have a planted area with shrubs and other foliage, after the topsoil is renewed.
Although it's not in the runoff path, is is a sloped elevation, so about an inch or so of topsoil has eroded.
This corner of the house will also get some landscaping near the house to reduce erosion.