In my garden

I finally made myself go out into my tiny backyard this afternoon, to get rid of any branches/stems that were growing through the gaps in the fence. It is like stepping into a jungle, especially as ferns have taken over much of the flower beds. Beneath them, I did find several of these tiny Violas, though, and couldn't resist using my camera. Help!! I need someone to come and dig up almost all the "plants" and maybe put down some of those wood chips, so that there is no, or very little, maintenance to cope with.