ᐅ Designing the Front Yard for a New Home

Hello,
we are looking for ideas on how to design our front garden. You can see the area in the pictures. Basically, we do not want a rock garden. It also should not look overgrown or untidy. Rather simple and modern.
I have attached two pictures. The entire area is 11m (36 feet) long. The narrow section is about 1.30m (4 feet 3 inches) wide. The area around the heat pump fan is approximately 3x4m (10x13 feet).

The courtyard and the path to the front door will be paved with 30x60cm (12x24 inches) anthracite-colored slabs.

Starting from the courtyard, here is what we have chosen so far:

Ilex column

Ilex ball

Ilex column

Euonymus alatus

Then, at the beginning of the 3x4m (10x13 feet) area, an Ilex topiary

And finally, a Norway maple ball-shaped tree.
I really like the Norway maple, especially in this area. However, I would also like to cover the fan of the heat pump a bit more.

What tips and ideas do you have?

I would choose a Norway maple that grows like an umbrella, reaching a maximum height of 2–3 meters (6.5–10 feet).
Other than that, I don’t find the vent ugly at all; it actually looks quite neat. That’s the thing to the right of the entrance, isn’t it?

ypg schrieb:

I would choose a bush maple that grows like an umbrella, reaching a maximum height of 2-3 meters (6.5-10 feet).
But aside from that, I don’t find the vent so ugly, rather quite neat. That’s the thing to the right of the entrance, right?

Yes, exactly, right next to the entrance. I don’t think the box looks that bad either.