If that area gets afternoon shade, you could put in Endless Summer hydrangeas, which re-bloom all summer long. You could even mix different colors, as they tend to bloom at slightly different times, so you’ll always have colors. But if it’s full sun, you could try Oh So Easy roses, which are truly oh so easy, and also re-bloom all summer long. Salvia is a great companion for roses and some varieties re bloom if you deadhead. In the front corner, you could plant an annual like Rieger begonias, which also bloom all summer long and don’t need deadheading.

Stand further back and include the whole front view please? All of the entry door area?

Looks a bit of over design even minus the back row of boxwood. Your climate and zone would be helpful as well.

We need to see the whole front yard as Jan mentioned. I really like boxwood as they look tidy and formal

Am not a fan of having shrubs super close to a house. Does the brick behind the boxwood stay damp? If so, would suggest removing those. There should be sources online that give the basics of landscape design. Would suggest you consult those to get a better understanding of how landscaping can enhance a home instead of detracting from it.

boxwoods that i want to remove are about foot and a half away from brickbc we had hydrangias back there that we removed bc they were killing thr boxwoods So I need other shrubs/plants to fill the space but dont know how to make them be seen behind the front row of boxwoods

Show the ENTIRE front entry please, You've not enough context for good advice.

Ok will do soon as I get home

here are some front views of my home w both sides of landsaping

The boxwood “playpen” doesnt work for me.

I’d line the left side and right of walk to entry door with boxwood.

Leave the boxwood under the three garage windows.

Get a whole new concept for behind the boxwood on right side of walk.

Begin with a more substantial tree, and the mulch should be delayed.

You may have choked the tree

Topiary! I already see a dinosaur.

No Nasty comments please ! thx

You're not going to get helpful comments without more information.

1. Where in the world are you?
2. Which direction does the house face?
3. Any idea why the tree died? What kind of tree was it?

It also wouldn't hurt to post in the Landscaping forum.

In NJ and tree was weeping cherry

I didnt know there was a landsape forum! Thx for thr info!!

IMO the boxwoods on the outside of the walkway and that square landscape with nice foundation type plantings and no boxwood.

I disagree. Your installation evokes a formal boxwood knot garden. It was probably installed at considerable expense by someone drawing upon the traditional, formal style of your home. For inspiration , research the gardens at Williamsburg. The interior plantings in your beautiful boxwood edged beds would have been roses and supplemented with other seasonal flowers for color. Maintaining the formal hedge is work but it appears well-kept. Do post on a landscape forum for more historically appropriate suggestions.

I'm with ptreckel. I think the garden is a really good fit for your home's style. It sounds like you see the fact that the boxwoods don't meet the house as a problem--it's not. Any planting should sit 1-2 feet in front of the house, to preserve the cladding, and give access for maintenance. I would love to see you keep the boxwoods and replace the tree.

You have such strong shapes here. I wouldn't look for plants that stand above the boxwoods. Instead fill in with lower flowering plants. If you google "knot gardens" you will see a lot of gardens with filler that is the same level or lower than the shrubs.

If you choose not to replace the tree that has died with another appropriately scaled one…I strongly recommend a sculpture or a brass artillery sphere placed on a plinth surrounded by a bed of roses. Lovely!

Damn autocorrect! Armillary Sphere! NOT artillery!!!😳

Ptreckel….in this day and age ”artillery” might work🤣

😂 True!

Some option to bring colors

The boxwood is lovely!