What is the sun/shade situation in that area (which way is the house facing)?

Why do you think the Knockouts are not doing well? This may give us some info about the general conditions for other plants. Lack of sun? Bad soil?

House is facing East and plenty of sun. I keep getting rose aphids, i treat then and it gets better for couple weeks and keeps coming back.

An east-facing site is great for plants. It would help to know more about your location -- state? climate? Is there a look you like?

I love roses but Knockouts can get huge in some climates (mine would grow to 5x5 by mid-summer), so planting them by a walkway can be a never-ending battle. Check out Drift roses https://www.driftroses.com/collection. They are great for foundation planting.

BTW, aphids are usually a temporary problem. Just knock them off with a strong stream of water. They never really go away, until ladybugs find out and they take care of the problem.

Located in MI. I love the drift roses. I will explore more in it. Knockout roses are behind the boxwoods. Before i use to get twice a year, but this year aphids kept coming back, the plant never gets time to recover. I tried strong stream of water, tried soapy water and sprays from homedepot and lowes. I noticed that part of the rose root base seems rotten black. I do not know if i can bring them back to life.

Jojo,i really appreciate your input. Keep them coming.🤗

I like the classic and timeless pairing of roses behind boxwood. I think it would go nicely with the brick façade. Just make sure your plants stay below the window level and you still have at least 18" of space left between the plants and the wall of the house. More would be better, but I don't know how deep that bed is.

Another possibility and another classic look -- small hydrangeas and boxwood. Hydrangeas are less maintenance and easy to grow, but not as "tidy" in appearance as roses. But modern hydrangea varieties have sturdier stems and are not as floppy as older cultivars.

I would love to add hydrangeas in my landscaping design, how do incorporate that in my space?

I'm probably the only person in the US who doesn't like serpentine beds. To me front beds are an extension of the house, the way to anchor it in the landscape. So certain formality is required. The landscaping in the first pic looks especially disjointed. But that just me 🤷‍♀️

Spontaneity versus disjointed.

Although I can appreciate large gardens formalized in straight lines, there are no straight lines in nature, and curving planting beds provide some relief from the architecture.

"there are no straight lines in nature"

Landscaping is not nature, though. In nature, lines are curved because there are boulders, berms, trees and uneven surfaces in the way, and that dictates the direction of the lines.

On an even grassy surface, a curved, wavy line makes little sense, especially if the waves are tight. As I said, to me it looks forced and contrived, totally separated from the house. Also, planting so close to the house makes it look like it's wearing a tutu (the 2nd pic). Not a fan of that look, but I think folks should do what they like to their own homes. 😉

Roses are such an intensive care issue, IMO. I prefer hydrangeas. Not a fan of any hedge/shrub that needs shaping to look nice.

You have no beds at all, just shrubs stuck into the lawn. Establishing beds will not only look better--MUCH better-- but will make for healthier plants that don't have to compete with grass.

Hello Laceyvail,

Grass looking weeds have taken over. I am planning to get the bed done. Before i do that i wanna get an ideas on what type if shrubs and plants i should use.
Thank you .

Thank you BeverlyFLADeziner for suggestions, i will post a pic from the street soon. 🤗

Speaking of architecture that's what decides what landscaping looks good with (as in matches the style of) the house. With geometrically symmetric facades establishing a formality that needs similarly designed garden settings for it all to cohere. (At least the part that is seen in front of the facade). With the fact that most houses don't have symmetric geometry meaning that most houses don't look well paired with matching planters on each side of the front door and straight lines of clipped shrubs etc.

Regarding curving bed shapes there is silly random waviness and then there is pleasant flowing curves that have specific reasons including the contours of the lot for being where they are.

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How much of the involved square footage do you want to plant?

276 square footage .

My knockout rose roots are looking bad, should i keep it or remove it? Am i getting aphids on and off because of it? Advice and recommendations are appreciated. Thank u in advance.

Is it alive? You can scratch it lightly and see if the canes are green under the bark.

You need to remove the grass. Roses can't compete with grass. Then mulch it with some compost and, when you see leaf buds opening, fertilize it with fish emulsion.

Don't spray it with any chemicals! If aphids become a problem, knock them off with a strong spray of water.

Plant shown is mostly dead and should be discarded.

Thank you JoJo amd Embothrium.

JoJo, it is alive. I do get green new branches from brown ones. But very less unlike before .

Any pro who can offer me a photoshopped solution? I will greatly be appreciated.

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Thank you celery, i love the layout. But currently i do not have a budget for walkway path. Is there a way to get a curbside appeal with tree , boxwoods, perennials flowers?

You actually have your walkway, you can do the same with it.

If the roses are an ongoing struggle, I say yank them out. I've been gardening for over 40 years and can't grow healthy roses to save my life. There are plenty of other beautiful plants to choose from, no need to torture yourself trying to save plants you've come to loathe. No guilt!

It looks like you have room for a small tree or two...spaced and placed toward the front of the lot....this would lessen the need for such an intense plan at the entry.....and incorporate the whole lot with the home better....try calling a local tree farm ....there may be some flowering varieties ...trees with colorful leaves,or even fruit trees that will flourish in your location...most of the intense plantings will be laborious to keep as any planting that fails will leave an obvious hole ...

Another option for flowers that is easy ...is to install big (colorful?)pots among evergreen border plantings and just drop in baskets of annuals for the summer season...the mixed hanging planters are economical....colorful...with varieties that will thrive and usually grow in a hanging pattern all around the pots edges...relieving the need to have only varieties that will survive the winter as well,

Celery, how do i go about doing that. I am really bad at visualising. I really appreciate you helping me.

Btydrvn, thank you for the suggestions. What kind of tree and Where do i plant them? I currently have two trees in my lot which are by the sidewalk.

My property border line.

First find a quality tree nursery... locally... so you know you will get trees that will thrive in your location... then describe the features you would like... colorful leaves?.. full growth size you would like ... fruit or flowering only?...they may offer planting service which would be a good idea... they know how to do it properly and where the best location for them to thrive... visually the location should be sort of centered equidistance from each other in the lawn space

I would not use evergreens as they would not add new /different / contrast to what is already established in your yard

If i want to place the couple trees , one in the corner of the house, one across the front door, what type of trees would be right for those spots?

Any advice on which trees would work in my space. Ideas very appreciated.🤗