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[YFS]

Put it like this YFS, if you want really low maintenance plant it up with big shrubs, maybe some perennials in the foreground or dotted amongst the shrubs. Forget the annuals unless they self seed and form part of the planting scheme.

That is roughly how I am thinking. As you might guess, this is my first year. So I am clearing weeds and hope to planting something for colour straight away - maybe in about 3 or 4 weeks. I have a few seed packets and some in trays. But I will need to decide on how many and which variety at the back.
Thanks.