New Garden - HELP!

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We are finally moving into our new house in a couple of weeks - thank god! Its been a very long time coming!

Long story but we ended up getting a new build that wasn't quite finished. The guys are pretty much finished inside and have now started to back fill the drains etc.

So...

What do we want them to do to the garden? I don't know! We had a drive and decking in our old house in the town, not even a plant pot! Now living in the middle of a field we better have some greenery! No idea where to start!

Some pics on profile but you can't really see garden. Front will be drive, to left hand side there is an area 30ft x 60ft, running along the back of the house 20ft x 100ft and 15ft by 30ft down right hand side. Sun sets right in front of the house and rises behind.

Patio and washing line are on the list but appart from that?! What have I let myself in for! Will have to buy a lawnmower - anything else?

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First thing will be the boundary - will you get a fence/hedging? Then I would go for the big things - trees, flower beds (raised or not?), where to put patio etc and work from there. I've just created our garden basically from scratch and have done things in that order as advised by my gardening books - working well so far!

Sounds like a lovely plot - you can have seating areas in different areas so you can always catch the sun - am v jealous