Beginner Gardening: Looking for suggestions, 0 by shuggins

shuggins wrote:
Here is a pic of my front yard. The sago palms are coming out. Underneath the sagos are dwarf yaupons. The ligustrums at the back are also coming out. There is a black line coming from near the front door. That area is going to become a walkway to open up the front of the house. A flowerbed will run along the edge of the walkway.

One person had suggested possibly putting a trellis in the center of the bed. it would cover the brick in between the windows and approximately one of the sections of grid on the screens on each window. It will be off of the house by a foot or so, so it will not be up against the house. If I were to use the lattice, I was thinking of growing morning glories and moonflowers on it. On each side of the trellis, I was thinking of putting a double knock rose. i was also planning on leaving one dwarf yaupon in front of the rose bushes. Immediately in front of the lattice, I was thinking of putting Louisiana iris, some large mums and some short daylilies, like stellas.

So has anyone ever put a lattice in front of windows like that? I like the idea that it is original, but i am concerned that it will look like it doesn't fit well when it covers the windows.

If that doesn't sound right, I would love suggestions on what to put in the front bed. This is a partial sun area. I would prefer that the bones of the bed be evergreen. I know that the morning glories are not, but I can plant something else to grow on it in the fall.

thanks!