What is your budget? Are you willing to limewash or paint the brick? I'm not sure which picture is a true depiction of the brick color. The yard needs to be cleaned up first. Make sure the retaining wall is stable. The white storm door needs to go. Maybe try taking the shutters off.

I've got a pretty flexible budget.  I have Andersen in stalling new windows Thursday actually. And I plan on replacing the whole entry door.  I've been cleaning up the yard.  Those pics were taken in Jan/Feb.  The pic is a close up for a better idea of color.  I like the look of brick when it has he different shades but I don't know if that's possible with this color brick. I'd prefer staining or washing over painting since I heard it's harder to maintain if painted, but if I have to I will.

Which is the current photo?

dyebrick.com is a great source for changing brick color.

I would first remove the shutters and repair all the trim(s) and powerwash to get down to the real color. Prime out all the trims and try some contrasting trim paint colors to compliment or tone down the brick to your liking. the blue family is a good compliment to orange. a blue gray would look nice. What is the condition of the roof, if replacing, that could make a big difference in the overall look.

you have the makings of a great landscape once the house repairs are undercontrol

Here are a few ideas:

I sure would not paint the brick but remove those shutters they do not belong on most of those windows. I like Beverly's ideas for the steps and those for sure can be used for inspiration with the pond idea. Where I live the ponds obviuos in the landscaping often need fencing to protect kids so check that out the other option is a dry river bed for interest and the occassional down pour. IMO you need a real good landscape architect for the plan and work needed unless you are very good at hard labour.

Nice mockup from Doug! I would definitely remove the shutters do to size and style of the windows.

Getting rid of the shutters will really help. I am not liking the brown trim and garage door with the dark gray roof. How about a light gray or gray tan?

I like the brick, but the brown shutters are a bit dreary. I'd go with cream. The patched brick isn't great. You might be able to color the mortar and make it match better.

Doug has stuck a too-big magnolia way too close to the edge of your terrace and house.

You have an awful lot of cement driveway. Do you need it all?

The driveway looks more than it is in the pic and it leads to the other garage.  Previous owner added more when he added the front garage door.  Which I would love ideas on how to fill that in since he cut the vents to the room above it to put it in.

I'm actually doing the interior with blues and grays so that's a great idea.  I like the placement of the trees.  But in the retaining wall I'm kinda set on doing a little pond/ waterscape thing.  I'm going to upload the aerial pictures from the listing.  To give you guys a better idea of the setup.  I just bought it in January and it's my first home, so I thank all of you for your input.

I've been trying to clean up the yard it's been fun trying to get rid of all the invasive trees and Japanese honeysuckle.

If those current retaining walls stay, I'd plant some ivy or ground cover to soften their appearance. I also might consider staining them a deeper color. I don't think a pond water feature, which is a natural element, will look appropriate with the machine-made retaining wall blocks.

I'm not usually a fan of painting brick, but the only way to really change the color is to paint it or remove it. Guess which option is cheaper? You just have to accept the future maintenance that goes along with it.

The garage door is a more difficult design issue. I would remove it for sure, maybe infill with some sort of wood siding? A pond there is an interesting idea, but not sure how practical. I would hire a landscape designer to elicit more ideas for that side of the house.