Not sure why no responses, but a couple of options are: (1) dig out and save the ground cover (pachysandra?) around the stump, then replant it after the stump is ground and a replacement is planted; (2) leave the stump and the ground cover and plant small starter shrubs in the spaces around the stump (they will grow and the stump will rot eventually).

Here is one possibility with option 2, using azaleas (including a native deciduous pinkshell, which gets large, by the stairs), a dogwood tree, more pachysandra (transplant pieces from existing?), and whatever the existing low shrubs are. Early white daffodils could come up through the pachysandra, then disappear for the summer. (Depending on your location, you might need different plants, but these are all very low-maintenance.) The front bed is extended to the sidewalk, with a curved edge between bed and lawn on the left. Any visible mulch should be as dark as possible and purple-ish, not orange-ish.

I also painted the garage door a color that blends with the brick and painted the two trim pieces flanking the door to match the siding. You can see what you think.