For me, there would have to be shutters because there is too much unoccupied wall space. The white trim is fine, to me.

Presently, you're solving the foundation landscape problems almost exclusively with shrubs. With such low-to-ground windows, seems to me like you need fewer shrubs (in different places), some small tree forms, groundcover and perennials. But your picture is not very good for assessing foundation landscaping. For that you need to reposition the camera half way closer to the house than where your first picture is taken. Then take a series of slightly overlapping pictures that pan from far left to far right ... far enough to include background space beyond the ends of the house.

For yard landscaping, take a picture that is from farther back than your first pic above. Include the front corner of the yard.

Thank you so much for the input Yardvaark. I completely see what you mean with the wall space and the need for variation in plant form in different locations. I will try and take better photos if this rain ever stops.

A second look had me thinking the entrance posts might be better as a trim color.

What an interesting idea! I never would have thought to do that

I like the brick. If you limewash it, you can never go back to the brick. To me limewashed houses make me want to scrub and clean them, and then buy paint and redo them completely. I agree white trim would look nice, and I think shutters just might work nicely on your house.

Thank you so much for the input. I think I will try the shutters first! The permanence of limewash is intimidating.

Please use the right size shutters and not the plastic skinny shutters at Home Depot or Lowes. The size of the shutters depends on the size of the window. The shutters need to look functional, even if they aren't functional so each shutter should be half the width of the window.

Here is a brief article on shutter sizing https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/residential-architecture-101-shutters/

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