I am getting ready to order 3 Fatezzi doors. I totally disagree with Allison: My samples look like real wood, so much so that without knowing, anyone would think they were real. Totally amazing. I have seen them IRL and they look awesome. Not even comparable to Cloplay which are $5K more and look like regular garage doors painted brown. I am SO impressed with the doors. I will definitely post pictures when they are up! We are ordering this week and they will be here in 6 weeks.

I think it would probably look fine. However... Faux painting is an art form that takes quite a bit of skill to do properly - bad faux looks REALLY REALLY bad (and most amateur faux is really bad, I blame HGTV for suggesting that anyone with a gallon of glaze and a few hours to blow can produce a professional-looking result). Grain painting that looks truly realistic is particularly tricky, it is neither quick nor easy to do well. I strongly suggest that either you take some classes and take a good long time to practice before tackling this, or meet with some professionals. I am sure you would be able to find someone "willing to do it to my standards" and talented enough to give you a good result.

It looks like the "front" (view) side has vertical siding. Is that the same as the "back" side? So that the horizontal and little bits of diagonal siding are only on the gabled ends? If so, I'd consider swapping out the siding on the garage end (and the far end, possibly, if it matters) to be vertical siding that matches the long sides. The funny bits of white trim can go, and I would also lose the contrasting corner trim (paint it to match the body of the house). If you don't need the light from the two windows above the garage, consider losing those as well. Maybe replace with a simple vent. If you're wanting to reside completely, I think a vertical board-and-batten looks great on a California ranch. Here's a thread from another board that shows a ranch with original B&B siding. If you scroll down you'll see a photoshop where someone has made the garage door B&B as well, so it all blends together. And way toward the bottom you'll see it painted in a dark gray. I think this type of siding works well with darker colors. Here is a link that might be useful: Board and Batten ranch.

For landscaping, you'll need to supply more pictures. Starting at just left of the mailbox, with camera in hand, walk straight toward the house until you're even with the flower pot in the circle island. (The bank of 5 windows will be straight ahead.) Take 3 SLIGHTLY OVERLAPPING pictures from that location, panning from left to right. (In addition to the home itself, need to see the far left and far right surroundings of your house from that viewpoint.) Similar to this: