You have plenty of rooflines! And certainly don't need a porch on it. Landscaping is your friend.

I think a big bed in front, incorporating the tree, maybe an informal patio/seating area in there. I wish I could draw--Start out on the left, curving the bed (on the street side of the walk), to incorporate the tree, as if the tree was intended in the design. Curve out again about half-way across the front of the house and put a flagstone seating area for two chairs in there in an informal oval shape. There would be perennials/shrubs in there, especially at the front of the seating area, so you feel like when you are sitting there, that you are (a) surrounded by garden and (b) have some privacy from the street. Ideally, the flagstone area would not stand out from the street, but be more noticeable as you approach the house.

(@ Yarkvaark) "Thank you so much for your input. My problem is my windows don't start til a little over 5" high so I need larger foundation plants. I like what you put there. I was thinking of trying an aborvite in the middle of the two garge windows. What is the shrub you designed in front of each window? It looks perfect! I had been thinking a rhode but I'd love something different since most house have the rhode up here. Much much thanks!!"

The purpose of landscaping is not to rebuild the facade of the house in plants, covering all of the exposed siding. I think an Arborvitae be between the garage windows would clearly be in that directions. There's not room for such a plant and it's not necessary.

The shrubs I"m showing below windows come to the bottom of the sill so they surely are large enough to do the job ... but then, they're generic. I don't know where you're located and shrubs would need to be selected according to your climate. It looks like the shrubs near the porch would work if someone would let them grow taller. There would be many option for shrubs this size in any locality.

Hi albiani ! I got your DM, I will try to help you and see what I can do.

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TOTALLY agree you have MORE THAN ENOUGH roof lines!! Full sun your formal entrance this is not a place for a patio so go with the landscaping..the chairs would be better in the back all year. As far as bushes--try and bring what you have back to their natural graceful shapes. The balls aren't helping the look.

Thanks - I don't want a formal look. Thanks for your thoughts!

Just a side note; if you removed all of the shutters on the house and didn't replace them, the house wouldn't look as visually busy...