Because of a house entrance angled away from the approach direction, the house needs a much larger stoop and broad approach. Since grade drops off would seem almost like a large "balcony."

Need a closer, wider view (a series of slightly overlapping photos taken from a single, unchanging camera viewpoint) for the walk and foundation planting.

@yardvaark - will these pics work?

A close up of the front

Id be inclined to paint the downspouts the same color as the stucco.

Start by expanding the stoop and extending the walk/steps around the corner so it shows from the drive. Even though I doodles some plantings on this pic., The unconventional arrangement of the house makes things hard to show and hard to understand. You need to work things out in plan view for them to be understood.

Yes, I can see where you are going with this. i hadn't considered expanding the front landing, but it makes perfect sense

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Wow! Thanks Doug. That looks great, maybe with the right landscaping the house doesn't need quite as much change as I'd originally thought