If you're looking at landscaping as part of what might be changed, you'd need better pictures that show the full span of the front yard. Place the camera in line with the front door while standing at the city walk. Pan from far left to far right, taking slightly overlapping pictures that include space beyond the right and left sides of the house. (Keep the camera at same position for all pictures so they can be "reassembled" into a single perspective view. Don't substitute a computer generated panorama as it will be too small to see detail.)

With apologies to the original poster bmccoy5, but criticizing ideas is part of the solution, and as long as the criticism is directed toward the idea rather than a personal attack, it is fair game. There are pros here who don’t label themselves as such as well as a couple of folks (and not including Doug) who labeled themselves as pros who clearly weren’t. And there are pro kitchen designers who make comments on landscaping that aren’t necessarily practical in the outdoor world, so being able to add criticism is part of finding a solution that works for the question at hand. I frequently make critical comments about Doug’s designs as well as pointing out things that I think will work well in any given situation. In this case, a hedge isn’t a practical solution in this yard due to the large tree. A hedge close to the tree, if it survives at all, will be patchy and won’t match well with parts of the hedge with different light and moisture levels due to not being under the tree canopy, so IMO allowing anyone to believe differently is doing a disservice to the poster who wants to improve the yard’s appearance. I personally have no problem aesthetically with dividing a large front yard to make a part of the yard a more private space, but it this case it will need to be a fence such as the pickets above rather than a hedge or a masonry wall which won’t play well with extensive tree roots so that either the tree or the wall will suffer. I agree with the posters who suggested that having tall plants hiding the side facing main entry isn’t a good idea. I like finding the entry easily, and I dislike approaching entries swathed in foliage for safety reasons. I also agree with the suggestion to widen the pavement on the dooryard side to add a longer walkway at least a couple of cars deep. It will make the entry more visible, and when cars are parked in the drive it will add a firm dry walking surface for visitors. Like Yardvaark, I would love to see how the house looks currently as well as what is to either side of the photos above, so added photos would be good. Is that odd looking bed edging still there? And what is meant by “stone along the side” of the driveway? Gravel? Cobblestone or other masonry edging?

We need a picture

Remove the too small shutters since shutters should look like they could cover the windows. They add nothing and actually detract. Paint the garage door the same color as the house so it fades away and is not the first thing you see. Pavers instead of concrete. Better landscaping, including some flowers.