A row of blueberries? Dwarf hydrangea? Or an evergreen, but more interesting than boxwood.

Yes I love the simplicity is boxwood but I need something a bit more interesting in the mix. The deer will eat the hydrangea and blueberries. An evergreen would be nice

Try Liquid fence to keep deer away, it’s formulated for deer and rabbits. Sarcacoca (sp) is an evergreen with small, shiny leaves and a looser form than boxwood but has a wonderful vanilla scent in February. Prefers shade but does quite well in full sun with adequate water in the plantings near my clinic.

Here is some info

Flowers are teeny and make people wonder where the fragrance is coming from.

Here is an alternate idea:

Wow, cool mock up! Thanks. I like the way the Japanese maple ties in with the red in the stone work. We are planning to add an address rock but we were going to put it closer to the rear because we sometimes need to access the double fence doors in the background and the opening to that area is narrow. My front garden has been run over by various trucks 3 times this summer 🙃. What are the plants surrounding the rock in the front? Maybe I could replace that rock in your drawing with a taller grass…

I'd go with some small tidy shrubs, like magic carpet spirea (gold leaves, chartreuse flowers) or wine and roses weigela, some landscape roses . . . something with interesting foliage as well as flowers. Perhaps a groundcover like lamium or mondo grass. Both are invasive but if you live in suburbia maybe no place to invade . . .

Doug’s idea is a lot better than a row of whatevers along the driveway. I’d do what he suggests or do away with the driveway bed completely.

Sarcococca but

Dig Doug for the win!