Nice makeover. Plant three small to dwarf flowering shrubs. Just three total. Plant one on the left corner of the house with maybe one third of the mass under the window. Plant two on the right sidewall that has what looks like a painted over window frame.

Dwarf flowering almond or a small quince might be nice. The rest is the grass growing right up to the house without any formal designation of mulched foundation beds.

Thank you Christopher! Great idea.

What's the exposure direction? How much light do you get/how tall and close are the trees? Do you have any topsoil or soil depth at all? I would consider heavily mulched easy-care English garden look - some sort of hardy drought tolerant rose or two, a hydrangea, and maybe some clumped daylilies. A few varieties of hosta if it's shadier, instead. Oh - and a rock border if posible to soften it a bit.

I am not a pro. Such a cute house! Love the red door! The white is inoffensive, but a pale green, pale blue, or pale yellow would be truly spectacular, IMO.

I'd do a nice cedar trim around the windows, or black trim shown here w/white)

cute yard

can you do a little porch?

Zephirine Drouhin Climbing Rose would look great with the red door.

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Something like this would be pretty.

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Here is a cottage garden that is natural, easy to care for and most all...colorful.

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LOVE the door! You have to keep us updated if the neighbors start painting their doors ;)