List the zone and area of the country to help.

Forgot to ask for a picture of the front of your house. And direction it faces.

Dwarf English boxwood 2 foot in raised planting bed. Will work in Z7.

I tried uploading a pic but not very tech savvy-
Fail’😔. Faces SW - side load garage and wrap around front porch.

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For a little effort design, pave in the area with an interesting paver pattern, or stamped concrete.

I'd get some large, very large pots. You can plant hardy plants for your zone, and add FAUX Picks when you need to change things up or fill out the pots.

Love it! Thanks for the suggestion
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You haven't said where you are, but if you are anywhere around me, pavers quickly become a weedy mess.

I'm not convinced you need foundation plantings. However, you do need trees.

A sea of grass is IMO not an easy to care for idea but that is a huge yard to deal with / I agree some trees they will need to have the leaves raked but can can have big areas around them that do not require mowing, fertizing, and all the rest that grass needs . We have a smaller yard but 4 yrs ago replaced the grass with gravel with my perennials in beds just all arounf the gravel area with huge pots along the walkway and on the huge deck So easy to care for and most at a space I can handle by myself , we have a 1/3 of an acre not like your space . I love raised beds and big pots where I can easiliy change plants every year if I want to. I had to use a weed cloth that still allowed water to get to some trees I love so the odd weed finds its way in the gravel too but pretty minimal. I am 78 yrs old but still in pretty good shape but I dounderstand the need for a bit less work. I think if you have a grass guy to do the grass then the raised beds are the answer for you.

What you have sounds perfect! Any photos??