Ditto. Start with landscaping around the house.

I'd plant a climber to go up that orange wire. I, too, would start with landscaping around the house, starting with low-growing shrubs. Hard to advise without knowing zone, nearest city and sun\shade.

That said, it looks like Spring hasn't come yet. There may be plants or bulbs in those beds. I would not pull them out this year. I'd see what you have first. Even if you don't want those beds, it's far cheaper to transplant plants than to throw them out and buy new.

How long have you lived there? I agree with Sigrid, I would wait and see what Spring plants you have before doing anything.

By "I would start again" I did not intend to imply that any plants should be discarded. Certainly one should wait to see what appears. But that doesn't change the fact that the design, not that there is much, needs rethinking from scratch.

There are some daffodils and irises in the beds

Oh and I’m in Central Alabama

Daffodils and iris in the beds can easily be moved to better landscaping spots. Daffs after bloom when foliage is almost dead and iris in July/August if they're bearded iris which they probably are.

Use google to up what the Garden Zone is for your zip code. find shrubs for that zone and plant around your house.

Absolutely what they said 👆. Randomly plopped beds in the yard look just like what they are: randomly plopped.

Watch those beds this season to see what’s there; after plants bloom is typically a great time to move them to a nice new bed adjoining/showcasing the house foundation. For example, irises would look great in front of the porch. And FYI - make sure the beds are big enough. A bed (measured from the foundation out to the yard) should be 3’ at the very minimum. Also FYI it’s usually a poor idea to plant next to a tree trunk. Scrap the “tree rings.”

If you’re inexperienced, take it slow and plan your end goal.

I would agree with the above, except the advice about not planting around trees. As long as soil is not piled against the trunk and suitable plants are chosen, there is no reason not to have trees in beds. Many of us garden successfully around trees. My suggestion above was to make a bed incorporating the tree and the shrub and the 'grave' all in one large planting area. There's no need for any edging other than a crisp cut into the lawn.