We are having the garden redesigned. The cost is horrifying so we need to get this right. The area that gets the sun for longest is right under a neighbour's (magnificent but somewhat irritating given the tiny size of our gardens) 100 year old beech tree (which is to the north, hence no shade from it). There is a shed there currently but that will be moved.
We are used to dealing with the constant crap the tree drops, but I assume bird poo will be a problem for the seating area. We are considering a pergola over the seating area, to create a zoning effect and also to grow climbers up, but that won't protect from bird poo unless we put a Perspex sheet over it, which I think will filter sunlight and constantly be grubby.
Any advice on set up, materials etc? I don't want to put the seating area anywhere else as I'm set on having a sun trap so mitigation advice is what I need please!