What to do in this space (photo!)?

[Sensibletrousers]

Hi - first time poster, and mediocre new gardener. We have a newly cleared area, east facing so gets the morning and midday sun. South east UK, if that info helps!?

A BBQ will be placed on the paved area in the middle and it’s just earth to the left and right. I’m thinking of climbing sweet peas on the right (to hide a dying tree stump, where I have bamboo poles in a pyramid). Would that work or there better climbing flowers? What to do on the left? And any ideas for the ugly wall behind?? I love colour.

If you're having the barbecue in that position, then you can't really put trellis or screen or anything on the wall behind it, or grow any tall plants too close to it. It would be a fire hazard, and plants wouldn't like the heat anyway.

How about some low-growing herbs in the beds either side?

Sweet peas would be nice - or runner beans. Another good way to disguise a dying tree stump is to stand a large pot full of trailing flowers on it.

Bear in mind that the barbecue will give off heat that might damage the plants that are too near it, so anything on the wall would have to be kept away from the barbecue.

Sweet peas are lovely and give a quick result but are annuals, so you have to replant every year.

Since you are near the barbecue, herbs would be a good idea. They look nice, smell nice and you can use them for cooking. Rosemary, thyme, oregano and sage are easy and would do well there. Lavender would give you some colour too.

On the left it doesn't look like there is much soil. Is that right? If so you could put some pots or build a raised bed.

x posts, looks like herbs has a quorum!

This is the same space from the other angle - any ideas for what to do with the wall?! It looks terrible! Dog for scale 😉

If you want to hide the wall with foliage you need another spot for the bbq. This could be a lovely border. Can you afford to have the stump ground out?

I was thinking more of painting the wall?
what plants work in only-morning-sun areas? I‘d like evergreen and colourful!

If you grow a Montana clematis up that it will cover the whole wall and as long as you keep it pruned away from the BBQ it will cope with a bit of heat. Will do fine in an east facing spot.

Pyracantha is evergreen - spiky plant with orange or red berries. Will grow against a wall.
Photinia grow tall and are usually evergreen (but have red new leaves). Pretty tough. Though they need some sun to give the leaf bright red colour. According to the RHS website they can be grown in pots, as a hedge, against a wall.
Viburnum Tinus is evergreen - not terribly pretty but grows big quite quickly so good for hiding the wall.
I would grow something like this then clip it/ prune it to cover the wall.
Fatsia Japonica is a striking plant. It says on the RHS website that it is evergreen but I am in Scotland and mine drops it's leaves. But it will cover a space.
For colour you probably need a rose or clematis but they aren't everygreen. And then some geraniums like Geranium Rozanne, which flowers for ages, at the bottom. Or some annuals but some will need more sun.

I'd paint the wall! We painted our garage pale blue last summer and put up some nice metal ornaments on it, and it looks great.

Some nice bright pots would help too, filled with bright bedding plants.

Thank you for the ideas @GretaGood and @piedbeauty !