What to do with front garden?

Couple of photos below, please excuse the state of my front garden, it still has leftover builders materials from work we had done sitting in it plus lots of weeds that are in the final stages of a roundup induced death.

Help, what does it need to look pretty? So far it just has two cherry trees and an ornamental raspberry type bush. It's in the shade mainly, north facing. I am hoping I can cut holes in the plastic and plant it up, plus some pots, but what plants, and where? Needs to not be too expensive. Thanks for any help!

 

I think best plan for Front Gardens is either:

A riot of colour - which usually means Annuals and replace with Wallflowers / Bulbs / Pansies etc. for the winter

or

Topiary - always the same, but always smart, and never looking drab in the "just finished flowering and dying down" stage.

 

Do you intend to have any borders in the garden? Small shrubs would look nice against the walls.

 

POTS!!! 1 nice big one in the middle of each side of the path and then smaller ones near the front, you can plant these up as and when you see plants which you like. Terracotta or glazed pots would look much better than plastic.

Val

 

Just one pot?

Val

 

I'd go for evergreens,low growing Junipers,dwarf conifers,ferns ,Buxus,Euonymous .I think it would look great against your lovely stone cottage and low maintenance too