Beginner Gardening: DESPERATE for advice...H E L P !, 1 by buzbug

buzbug wrote:
We have lived here for 15 years. We started out planting over 25 (yes 25) small plants here. We forgot that they would grow! After 10 years it was overcrowed, all same height and really looked dumb. So we ripped almost everything out (see photo)...and then did not know what to do. The area is about 30' wide. We want it to compliment the house, have different heights, colors--but no trees or water features. PLEASE any advice would be SO appreciated!!