That is a loaded question. In front of the grass I'd like to see a small tree similar if not Cornus Florida. Possibly some perennials for color in the summer spread around, i.e. daylily. A groundcover,i.e. cotoneaster, euonymous and some flowering deciduous plants, i.e. deutzia, spirea over where the pyramidal plant is. Everyone will have a different opinion.

Here is a link that might be useful: Propagating Perennials

Thank you so much, the tall plant at the far left is going to be dug up because it died and the pic was taken in november 06(no changes where made though).

Keep the suggestions coming!! =]

Get a couple of landscaping books from library--Ortho, Better Homes, Taylor, or similar, and read up on each of those general topics--site, sun and water requirements, soil improvement, etc and that will help you focus a bit more.

If a tree was added I'd put it at the corner, left of the entrance. Have to choose one that won't eventually hide the sign. Otherwise it looks like you could just finish the existing planting with low plants in the bare areas in front of those plants that are already there, for the most part.

I agree with bboy in augmenting what's already there; looks pretty clean and weed free with a good edge.

Pretty low-maintenance, but the grasses could use a little work early this spring. And they're fine where they are, just need to be cleaned up. More than a shearing; divide them and get rid of the old sprawly foliage. Every four to six years - two to three in mild climates - grasses can be rejuvenated by simply splitting them into several smaller ones.

Russian Cypress (Microbiota) might be an idea for in front of the grasses since it's pretty tolerant of many things as long as the drainage is good. It would show up nicely from the bottom of the slope looking up. It's a spreading, ground cover type and the foliage turns bronze to burgundy in winter when grown in sun; otherwise, feathery dull green foliage with a graceful branching habit. Maybe someone out there has actual experience with Russian Cypress - one of our city gardeners gave it raves in the gardening section of the paper yesterday.

For a little color punch with perennials, and you really don't need too much - clumps of Sedum (no maintenance beyond getting them planted); clumps of Siberian Iris - the dark blue Caesar's Brother paired with the white Snow Queen. And when not in bloom, which is most of the time, the foliage stays clean and upright and would need dividing every three or four years. Or there's always Perovskia and Nepeta which look good with many of the different kinds of dianthus. You can see my bias coming through with a softer palette of gray, blue, lavender, rose, and white. With a minimum investment, that little bed could be dressed up nicely.

I am going to try to get a bigger pic of the office this week if at all possible but in the meen time i'll go to the library and look at the different landscaping books. And also when should i dig up and divide the grasses? This pic was taken in november of 06 so some of the plants have died and others have gotten larger which is why i need the new pic.

Thank you all!!