Lilies are showing up

The lilies in the backyard are beginning to bud. Some are already large and getting ready to open. I hope a deer doesn't eat them before I can get photos.

I've been trying to find a landscaper to clear this portion of the backyard. Not the lilies, but the area around them. It's covered in grass and weeds, and no amount of cutting and uprooting helps. It all comes back in a week. I've called two, which haven't gotten back to me. My plan is to get rocks or concrete put down so we can turn it into a patio.