You might want to add bulbs or annuals. The Abelia and Gardenias should grow significantly over time. In general, the pattern is Sleep (not much growth in the first year), creep (a tiny bit of growth) in the second and leap (plenty of growth in year 3). Some plants take longer. My bearberry too a good 4-5 years to start to spread.

If you know the cultivars, look up the final height. Then you can plan your bed based on what it will look like in a few years.

big city name plz ...

and a pic of the whole front would help ... to make sure it unified ...

also to see how much grass you have if we might want to make the bed deeper.. and garden in front of the shrubs ...

though i question the shrubs at all... since they are already as high as the window.. and they arent going to get any smaller ... maybe you can move them out in the lawn.. or out back.. and free up the whole bed ???

ken

To my eye, the main problem is that all the shrubs are so dark-leaved. It's like a dark shadow over your home and, as Ken mentioned, they will only get bigger and more dominant. I'd move some of them somewhere else and plant some bright things in front.

Here are some ideas using gardenias, camellia, dwarf plum yew. variegated ginger & miss lemon abelia: