Given the size of your area, we agree your
grasses, will work… BUT we believe you may want to find something that will
occupy space. In specific, the space on the front wall of your home, directly
to the left of the porch is bold and ought to be softened or broken up. In
addition to shrubbery that can work, we would suggest the possibility of window
boxes to break up the hard surfaces.

In addition to that, we would suggest the
possibility of increasing your flower bed size to include more shape and
greater balance and symmetry for the property. We would achieve this by
stretching the flower bed around to the side of the home and out from the home
itself. Utilizing flower bed shape; outlining the entrance and creating
planting specific zones; would add depth and excitement to the property. In
addition, we would also create a division or outlining or defining of spaces by
using either a retaining wall material, or an ultra reasonably priced option
can be found with decorative landscape edging. We have a number of options available for you; subject to the finished look
you wish to achieve, the Pro Aluminum Edging or our Stone Edge Decorative Edging are viable tasteful and inexpensive options for you.
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Given your zone 6 location {USDA Hardiness
index not Sunshine Climate index}; your choices for plant material are vast,
the planting season is long {mid-end of March to end of November} and
conditions are favorable to plant material that does not require hot or dry
weather specifically.

Examples: Full
sun perennials

Full
to part shade perennials

Deciduous
trees and shrubs

Conifers

To name a few…

Hope this helped!!

Thank you, I appreciate all of your suggestions. I love the stone edging and will definitely look into a window box. That particular flower bed does actually wrap around the house, but because of the elevation and sidewalk, I would not be able to change the shape.

a japanese maple in the area where the tree was would be nice. are you having the stump removed? mulch that area and plant with your ornamental grasses or lower growing plants that look nice with maple. are you looking to plant another tree elsewhere to help with shade since your home is west facing? not sure what zone you are in, but an evergreen tree in your yard would be nice. layer your foundation plantings and plant in drifts...3 or5 plants together, taller in back, preferably evergreen and then build out with shorter shrubs

just saw that you have a beautiful evergreen in the front!

sorry, i must need to eat...saw your zone and other info!!! will post later if i think of anything productive. don't mind me.