This is the view from my front yard. What can I plant here to give my yard some color. We recently purchased the house and the yard is the worst on the block. The porch like area gets some sun. The area just out front of that get's more than enough sun and the area just in front of the drive way has more than enough sun and should make a great planting area. I would like to add some color to the whole place. Thanks for your help Image link:

I have a similar area. Fence is 4', and a row of hemlocks have been limbed up to about 15". I had originally planned to put some nice full rhodies, etc. there and grow a tall shrubby understory, but the darn squirrels have systematically broken to bits every single one I've put in the last 2 springs. Hundreds of dollars of damage and dead shrubs, since i bought the biggest ones I could afford to fill the space faster. So..the "new" plan is to put lattice panels up between the trees all along the row. Perennial plants seem safe, it's only early spring that they rip and break and destroy the shrubs. So I'm thinking some vines maybe on the trellis.

I think I would buy a nice cement garden statue, mabey of a little girl, and plant dahlias all around it, and even mabey a nice vine, but used as a ground cover, Jasmine carolina, it has very fragrant white flowers the whole month of may, easy to cut back and evergreen all year. The dahlias will come back every year and get bigger. Another plant to place behind a statue would be Phlox, I have "David", very fragrant big white blooms, blooms all summer. You can go to nurseries and check out the above plants if you want plants. Another small bush to consider is the albelia, I have "Kaleidoscope" which has 3 colors, gold green and pink. It is evergreen, blooms white flowers in summer, and trims up real nice. I put mine on my front walkway, like you have. It loves full sun too.

What about blue pea vine.... it will climb.... has edible peas... not as tasty as other peas.... but it has a pretty blue flower and is a really pretty plant. mine stands up to salt and wind.... I live in Palm Beach county on the intracostal.... mine does not go dormant but only flowers fall through winter.....