Head off to your local nursery, and make an appointment for the landscape designer to come out, check out your site and make a plan. He/she will know the best, low maintenance plants for your climate, soil and sun exposure. The plan can also be phased, and usually the designer's fee is reduced for ordering plants from the nursery.

and while you are waiting for that to happen, your garage door would look nicer with less of a contrast, and your front door would look nicer in a richer color.

i know for sure you need some soft curving beds. however, there is not a lot of space in the front for that. so i would expand down and around the driveway.. The door and the garage door need to be painted, is there, any exterior light fixtures on this house?

i would also consider an eyebrow pergola over the garage.and maybe over the right windows. to break up the red brick a bit.

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Considering the scale of the house do not hesitate to create large planting areas that include using flowering trees which will have the height to hold their own against that large facade. Expand the planting bed under the existing tree to balance its current size. Look at some of the concrete paver products out there to upgrade the driveway with color and pattern. Finally consider enlarging the front walk to fit the grandeur of the front entry. The American Society of Landscape Architects and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers are good sources for designers. I would caution your use of your local nursery as the palette of plants they use typically is limited to what they sell or unfortunately in some cases what they need to sell.

Regarding "low maintenance" you should do your research and make sure that the plants you are considering do not grow larger than the location they are proposed to fill. Plants that are disease resistant and don't require special care are also considerations. A plant might look great in that 3 gallon pot but when you do your research you may find it grows to 40ft. tall, needs lots of water and needs to be sprayed for numerous bugs and diseases.