Idiot alert II - the NE garden saga!

[SunnySideOfTheStreet]

Thank you all - we now know that I have a NE facing garden and I want to turn it into something that looks a bit like this. Essentially it seems that I have a sunny side of my garden (to my left as I stand at the back door) and a shadier side (to the left). Any advice I need to be aware of?!!

looking at that picture, they seem to have lots of pots to fill in the spaces. possibly they use those when stuff has not come up yet or has died back.

I think it is recommended to make several trips to the garden centre to see what is in flower at different times of year.

something evergreen to give structure to the garden all year would be good.

I plant pink and purple and blue flowers on the sunny side and cool whites on the shady side

Ferns on the shady side. I love ferns.

I have a north east facing border in which I grow basically white flowers and ferns - funny's suggestion of white flowers is a good one, because on summer evenings the flowers just glow, and look beautiful. In addition to some lovely ferns, in the summer I grow:

Corydalis ochroleuca (white/lemon flowers delicate foliage)

Malva Moschata alba (white flowers during summer, needs support, self-seeds gently)

Wild strawberries (for the white flowers with yellow centres, but the fruit are a nice bonus)

Foxgloves

White Campanula

I have a NE facing garden which I am getting to grips with. It is overgrown & also has some lovely shrubs. Philadephus & virbunum grows well. I have just put some ferns & heuchera in. Alchemmila mollus grows really well & I'm just trying foxgloves. Aquilegia grows everywhere & I have a couple of lovely rambling roses. I agree whites & pale pinks look fantasic.
I am just trying growing alpine strawberries from seed !