I am about to move into a new home and the back garden is a blank canvas, perfect you may say but I am struggling for ideas on how to lay this out.

The garden is NE facing but with the size of the plot does receive sunlight around the sides at various times of day.

Looking for your ideas to help me design. Ideally I would like a patio area for sunbathing and Al Fresco dining...its a hard ol' life...lol

I like architectural plants, although some of the areas will be shaded.

Have uploaded a rough plan for you to view.

http://img813.imageshack.us/i/testyx.jpg/

Thanks in advance all.

Craig