A whole yard is too confusing for a single thread. Better to take just a front or other single

portion of the yard.

Landscaping does not stop at the front edge/corners of the house, but extends for a distance and depends on surroundings. For the front yard pictures, move in about 1/2 the distance as is your first picture. Line the camera up with the center of the house. Take series of slightly overlapping pictures that pan 180* from far left to far right -- all from the same exact location. Just pivot the camera. And then, move farther back than the first picture and take a single picture that includes the whole front yard.

If you want to talk about the entire place probably best to hire a local consultant to visit the site and discuss it with you in person. Or get additional proposals from other designers or design + build companies there in your area, if the ones you have gotten so far haven't been thrilling.

There are three rules in landscaping. Thriller, Filler and Spiller.

For the thriller, you want something that will give height to the yard and add some color. You might consider picking something that blooms with brilliant flowers for some of the year. I would start in front of the house, and pick taller bushes that take away a bit of the white space, but don't cover the house completely. I would center them with each portion of the house they will be sitting in front of. For either side of the front porch, and on the corners of the house, choose something even taller. Go with something that adds symmetry and gives the feeling that it frames the house. A taller tree may be a good choice for the corners of the house.

Next, choose a filler. This can be comprised of many different types of plants that will spread out but remain short. Choosing a mostly green option is good, but don't be afraid to add in flowers as well. These will add additional color to the house and will compliment the thriller.

Finally, pick a spiller. The spiller is especially great if you choose to put in flower beds that had a solid face at the front. This may be a good option for you since you have a fairly flat front elevation. You could do flower beds like those you have in the backyard, which have a plain front but add height.

The spiller is a plant that will fall over the edge of the bed and break up the solid face of the bed. It adds visual interest, and if maintained and trimmed occasionally, it will not look messy or unkempt.

I do not know what your house faces, but if it faces a street, you could consider putting in a stone or concrete path that would add an additional element of visual interest to the front of the yard. If you do choose to add a path, you can line it in plants of varying heights (Not taller than 18 inches).

For around the side of the house, you can add higher trees or large bushes to fill in the sides of the house and frame it. Refrain from adding tall trees in front of the house as you don't want to hide the house from the street.

Hopefully this helps...!

Even the smallest crab apple trees are 10 - 12 feet wide at maturity. Too large for the area at the front door. https://www.jfschmidt.com/pdfs/JFS_CRAB_CHART.pdf What do you like or dislike about the plans from the landscape company?

Maybe a crabapple could be an accent in the middle of the current large expanse of lawn in front -- away from the house, and off-center so it doesn't block main views of the house. Then smaller shrubs and plantings closer in.