You'll need to define what "shielding them" (the garage windows) means exactly. Why would it be OK or desirable to cover them, if that's what it means? One CAN do anything one wants, but not many are going to give you credit for good judgement if you cover windows with shrubs. Both of the shrubs you mention are basically massive and wouldn't be good for below the windows.

I would resist any thought of placing a bed in front of the porch/walkway, except possibly at ends or corner. We can't tell from the picture how one gets to the walkway area. Is there a walk coming from the left side? Pictures that were square on, in line with front door, and panned from left to right (slightly overlapping) to include SURROUNDINGS would be more useful for thinking about landscaping.

It would help if you could post more photos from different angles.

Nice home;I especially like the porch, both in size and layout.

How does one approach the house? That isn't clear from the photos. I wouldn't plant in front of the porch, or at least not much because I like the open feel of it. But since we can't see much else of the yard, it is difficult to know what to suggest. I can see the shadow of a tree near the garage and that will influence what you may be able to grow there. Take some photos from a distance to show the whole yard from the road (or a series taken from one spot but rotating your body if the yard is too large for one photo) as well as some that are close enough to show things like the approach to the main door and how you get there from the drive and/or the street. Just add the photos in a follow up comment - you can add 10 photos per comment I believe.

Regardless, just say no to the burning bush, Euonymus alata compacta. Despite the compacta in its name, it is quite large, more than 10' in all directions. It is invasive in MS according to the publication linked below, meaning it will seed all over your yard and your neighbors' and in wild areas where ever the birds that have eaten the fruit fly to. It is also a boring green or twiggy blob for 50 weeks out of the year and has 2 weeks of color. There are many far more attractive shrubs that can meet your needs. Fast growing but weedy and ugly just isn't worth it. Instead buy locally because you can get larger shrubs for the money than you can get from a mail order nursery.

Here is a publication from MS Extension Service that gives alternatives to Euonymus alata compacta in table 2. It also has a huge chart of shrubs listed by size and growing conditions, lists considerations to think about in choosing shrubs, and has a map of MS showing the zones for different parts of the state.

https://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/publications/p2651_0.pdf

Visiting a good local nursery may be a useful idea as well to find what plants are available locally that will grow well under your conditions.

Burning Bush is a non-native, highly invasive, boring shrub that does one thing well, turn red in the fall. Otherwise, it is a giant green blob that self sows like mad and you will forever have to be pulling up seedlings. Don't plant it. Forsythia gets far to large to plant anywhere close to the house unless you constantly prune it into a box. You're in Mississippi, think like a southerner. Gardenia, camellia, hollies of all kinds, hydrangea, azalea and nandina will all grow well for you. There are a great number of far better plant choices than the two you have listed. Visit a good local nursery.

Mississippi native plants are a good place to look for attractive, hardy, low care plants.

http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/landscape/nativeplants.html

Thank you for your comments already. I got really busy since I posted. I will take some more picture soon. The suggestions already have helped. We have no walkway right now. We will be adding that too. It will come from the left in front of those garage windows. We live in the country. The front is several hundred feet off the road. Drive way is gravel. Woods in the back. Smaller backyard than front.

Be sure not to build the walk too close to the garage wall if you want to grow plants there. Five feet is a good distance as plants should not touch the house.

some ideas

Some additional ideas - I like to hide the sidewalk to the side and pull the landscape out.

You state that you don’t have a green thumb, so think about limiting the size of any planting beds to keep the maintenance to a minimum. Doug’s layout is attractive and not too big. Keep in mind that any mulched areas will need to be remulched periodically and kept free of weeds, which do pop up in spite of the weed suppressing quality of mulch.

this would be the time to think about getting some shade trees going. Talk to local nursery for recommendations.

Wow! Doug's design is almost perfect! I love it so much! This gets me excited to see the potential!

Bellburgmaggie- the colors are gorgeous! And the path is exactly the type I like! Thank you!

Thank you for taking the time bellburgmaggie, I really appreciate any help I get. And the low maintenance is a selling point for me. Thanks again!

Belburgmaggie, can you add where you are located generally, please, such as zone and nearest large city or state? Specific plant recommendations don't work the same everywhere, so without a location it is difficult to evaluate their suitability. For instance, A. Porter should check to see if boxwood blight is anywhere in the SE US before planting them since it is prevalent in several parts of the country and spreading now.

You can add zone and location under advanced settings on your profile page and can add geographic location as part of how your name posts.