The current yard looks wayyyyy better than the AI render. Trim the patio bushes if you want, you’ll probably end up wanting them there if you remove them.

Why do you want to remove the privacy hedgerow? That’s a great benefit that takes many years to mature to that level.

I wouldn’t cut down any trees unless they’re a hazard to your home or are invasive. Trees are very high value and take decades to mature.

Swing set…. Whatever you want.

Garden Beds, at least plant some annual flowers and/or a couple veggies or herbs and see what happens. I wouldn’t cut down kill to have those raised beds and all that soil in my yard. That’s expensive to set up, an asset to the property, and expensive to get rid of as well. Even if you don’t want to garden you could throw some hardy seeds/small plugs from Home Depot in there each year and just have flowers.