Beginner Gardening: Help me with my entire landscape please!, 1 by gardenhopeful

gardenhopeful wrote:
Hello to you all,
I have been living in my current home for 2 years now and I am ready to make my yard an oasis! Please take a look at all of my photos and give me some advice as what plants to plant in the areas. I would like color and plants that love heat! I live about 10 min. from Georgia but technically I am in Alabama if that helps with plant suggestions. I am looking for ease and affordability as well. Ground covers, you name it. I was told that I would have to buy annuals this year to see some color until my perennials get going. Could you suggest annuals that can go in the same bed as perennials so that while the perennials are getting established, I can still have beautiful colors going on? Vines too! Just shoot out the thoughts t that you have b/c I am clueless! Remember I want to stay frugal and I have two little ones, so I can't have a high maintenance lawn going on. I also have a husband that can help with any large ideas that you have :) Thanks you all.

This is a picture of my front yard. Basically you're looking at weeds but there are some aggressive cannas that come up along the fence line all the way to the rd. I know I need to pull up the weeds but should I just leave that area alone and let the cannas do their thing? What plants would go good in between or in front?