The photos are not really great to see the potential. But, don't worry too much as the curb appeal is nice as is. If you provide closer photos we can provide better suggestions.

Well that's good to know that it looks good. I felt like it was missing something... like some stone, maybe some landscaping closer to the front of the house. Those posts kind of hide the door. I'll try to get some better pics. TY

I would want way more landscaping, along the drive and in front of the house. It's like a landing strip right now. The house itself seems ok, but hard to say much from a postage stamp photo.

hopefully these pictures are a little better, it's the best I can get for now :-)

The landscaping is nice and I would not add stone to this house. .

I think you should live in it awhile before you make any changes to the landscaping. If you never actually sit in the "porch" area then I would understand removing the pavers in that area. I would prefer low plants there myself.

You may be right about living with it for a bit. I think there is potential and time, and it's an outdoor project so no need to get it done before we move in. Thank you :-)

Looks like a very well cared for property. No to added stone.

Congratulations on your new home!

The house is beautiful as is. Yes, I think you need to get a professional landscaper in if it's not your talent. It's just begging for a garden that lives up to its potential.

In the meantime, I suggest 2 BIG beautiful cobalt blue pots with glorious colorful flowers. It will give you some needed color and mimic the drive entry symmetry. You'll also be able to see the lovely flowers from inside the home. It's a beautiful home. Congratulations. Please photo inside for us when you close!

I'm so glad you guys are liking this! This house in in South Florida and my current home (also in S. Flo.) has quite a lovely, lush entry so maybe I'm used to something else and it feels like it's lacking. We close in 9 days and I am getting even more excited now - yay!

Darzy, I love that idea!! Thank you :-D Wait until you see the inside... the whole house is stunning. We were thinking about building and were looking at finished homes the builder had done and fell in love with this one that happened to be for sale. It all happened so fast, it's very exciting. We needed new and different space. Not much bigger than the current home (100 s.f.) but onward and upward! And no stress of building, although I think that would have been fun :-)

I found it - very nice home in a great location. Good luck with your closing!

I'm respecting your privacy by not posting the link to the house :)

I agree with Darzy. No more stone!! There’s already plenty, so much that the driveway looks like a landing strip. Hopefully, it’s just the angle of the photo.

Get some humongous pots, fill them with greenery/ trees/flowers, and set them at strategic spots on the driveway/sidewalk. Move them around till it feels right.

I think the house looks good as is.

I would extend the landscaping beds and palm trees further down your driveway.

Maybe berm up the grass around the entry courtyard and add plantings to create more privacy and separation from your neighbor.

Paint color does not say wow- I would like to see how white could look, etc. Beautiful house, definitely would hire a designer to tweak. Exteriors are serious business :)

The entrance seems awkward and clunky. The brick lamp pillars are ugly. That's where I'd put the $$. Then work out a long term landscape plan. Berms would be nice and lots more colorful tropicals.

I have to disagree with those who say that the curb appeal is fine. While the home is lovely, the beds look more like a gaudy antique brooch pinned on contemporary dress. most of the palms seem like they could be worked with, but the hedging, miscellaneous plants and bed lines themselves could use improvement. And in the overall picture, there seems to be a lot of "vacancy" about the yard ... probably on account of lacking street trees at minimum.

The piers flanking the drive seem like pieces of an entrance ensemble ... but everything else is missing.

As others have mentioned, not much can be submitted in regard to constructive criticism on account of the pictures lacking. Some tips for when you post other pictures ... they should be complete scenes taken from appropriate distances away. For the foundation planting, since it is a large house, you'll need two separate scenes. For the right side, I'd position the camera at the right edge of drive, even with the garage front wall. Pan the camera taking overlapping scenes which include the front of house all the way to the neighbor's house. It is important to keep the camera at the same position for all pictures of the scene. For the left side of house, I'd position the camera in line with the center of the garage front face, about 25' from it. Again, take overlapping shots that pan from neighbor's house to the right side of your house, all from the same camera position.

Once we close, I can get better images. Thank you Yardaark for the specific tips on how to take pictures. I think there is room for improvement and welcome everyone's input as this is not my area of expertise. Florida allows for a wide and lovely variety of plantings. The lack of green between the "porch" and driveway is a little strange to me, but I'm sure there is a beautiful solution out there just waiting to be implemented. Our current home has berms so I could see working them in at this new property. We'll see! And littlebug, I wasn't thinking about the driveway being stone too, you may be right it's too much, but there is stone on the columns in the back and it adds some richness to the look. I wouldn't do it thick as these posts, but I like the look of the small layered pieces.

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The piers flanking the driveway need to be integrated, and not with just small scale island plantings around them, but something substantial in both ground plane & texture. Shrubs or small trees, not flowers or groundcover.