What should I do with front garden

[Boating123]

I have just removed a privit and the garden looks a mess.
The only thing that grows on the patio is lavender.
What should I do with the lower level?
I need something that is low maintenance, ideally good for wildlife and looks good and ideally discourages dogs from pooping there.

Thanks

Picture?

Do you need parking? Utility area? Noise reduction? Safe area for children?

Photo? Lots of lavender is lovely, but cistus or shrubby salvia often do well in the same sort of place

was the privet a boundary?
why did you remove it?
how large is the space?
is there a footpath? car parking? bike shed?

I’ve just done the same, we had box moth that killed the whole hedge.

first you need to let the ground recover a bit, I’m going to dig in some muck, then probably won’t replant until the spring, I’m thinking, lavender, hydrangea hardy geranium. All things that are fairly robust. I also has an echinops that should be big enough to split next year so I’ll probably put that in there too. There should be enough to divide quite a bit. All of these are loved by bees etc and should spread enough to discourage dogs.

I need to work out how to reduce the size if my photo so I can share it.

Thanks for all the responses. There is a car park.
Do you think I should but a wooden trough or two there? The soil is shallow.

The privet was getting too big.

I will try to add a photo this afternoon.

The long awaited photo...
I'm thinking about getting rid of the concrete raised bed as it's pretty damaged and isn't doing anything.

I think the first thing is to give it a good power wash, steps, patio and walls. Trim the remaining hedge, weed, and when you’ve a tidy base look again, right now it’s unkempt and that’s making it worse.

Potentilla would be nice, and like much the same conditions as lavender.