Nice curved beds all around to break up the angularity of the house. I like to use smaller plants as they have a better chance of survival and they save considerable money or if you prefer, they allow buying far more for the same money. In three or four years larger plants and shrubs will be very close to the size of smaller ones due to the shock of transplanting larger specimens.

You have a great deal of potential there. Good luck.

Are you in Louisiana or Mississippi? We lost our home and moved/rebuilt further inland on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We have been in our new home for 1 1/2 years, and our landscaping is finally taking off. Good luck to you!