What would you do with this?

[Fallulah]

I am not a gardener but I want to be!
Patio needs replacing - I fancy brick/blocks rather than large slabs. I like the idea of putting in some steps up to the lawn rather than such a slope. Also like the idea of having plants within the steps. Will see if I can find a picture.
Top third of the garden is virtually unusable because of the tree in the garden over the back. The shed needs to stay.
In terms of soil, it’s poor and very stoney.
I don’t know whether I should just give up on the borders and put it back to lawn. The only thing that seems to grow successfully is the rose, the sweet pea and the lavendar. Oh and a peony that I actually managed to grow!
(I know the beans should have a support - they took me by surprise this year by reseeding themselves!)

Ate you looking for advice on what sort of plants to go? Do you want more colour or more green?

You could maybe grow something over the shed. Does that bit of the garden get much sun?

Personally I'd get a Retractable washing line and get rid of the one you've got 😁

Think hard about whether you really need a lawn. I'd probably do something like sweep the RH border round in front of the shed, then fill the whole remaining space with a mixture of gravel and stone slabs, mainly gravel at the shed end, mainly stone slabs where you want your sitting area.