What should I do with this back of the garage?

Hi Kelly. Shutters and window boxes would look lovely. Wider trim around the windows would also look nice. If you're feeling creative, you could paint a bright flower garden along the bottom of the garage before adding colorful perennial plants in the flower bed.😊

I like your idea of shutters and window boxes! You could add some plants that love the shade! You could paint the siding a fun color!

Hi Kelly,

Your's looks almost exactly like mine. First clean off the siding with a hose or pressure washer. We also have wood trim around the windows and painted that the same color as the trim on the rest of the house. Then fill the garden with anything you like, including decorative items that will vary in height. I did a search on Hometalk to give you some ideas. Not all of them will work, of course, but hopefully you will find some that you love and will want to make for your home. Wishing you the best.

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=garden%20decorations

I would put three fairly large planters with trellises stuck in them, one between the windows and the other two flanking the windows on the outside areas. I have Medium large planters with lightweight metal trellises and flowering vines in them interspersed with the in ground plants in my back yard to give the plantings more height and yet be able to move the trellised planters when power washing. I also agree with the idea of shutters. Shutters are terrific for dressing a boring area.

I forgot to mention that I bought pretty black metal trellises in a narrow size first and then bought squared off plastic planters that they would fit into. This kept the weight manageable for moving them around. In mine I have had Clematis for many years with the planters holding up great. Any pretty vine that is not too woody to get too heavy for the planters should be fine. Black Eyed Susan vines in the mixed color variety instead of plain yellow is a nice choice too. In the winter when the vines die back the decorative black trellises still add style to the area. You could even just put bark mulch instead of in-ground plants around the trellises or a bunch of all green non-blooming plants.

since it's light with no direct sun, I would put some edible greens in with bedding plants! How fun to be able to start with a blank 'canvas' !

Don't know your location but hostas thrive in shade in eastern PA. They can be expensive so I would look around to see if anyone has a bunch. In our area they grow like weeds so we all separate and trade them.

Go with that idea. To replace curtains, you can add static cling privacy film that adheres with water.