So....
This is the back of the house. You can see the colour difference. We think the green gives the place a fresher look. I really hated the previous washed out grey colour (or Nantucket Grey, as is its actual name) to me, it made the house look dirty. We had to pull the red Rhodo out, as it was too close the house and made Ashely nervous.
The other plants you see here out the back, are fake! Yep, the previous owners FILLED the place, inside and out, with dusty fake pot plants and fabric flowers - just looking at them was enough to bring on an asthma attack.
Due to the shadows you can't see so well, but we have made a flower bed along the side and back of the house. We have only planted out our potted raspberry so far.