A 'Sterile' Start

This is my garden today. Devoid of all the previous occupants and now ready for a fresh start. The veg beds are weed control fabric and gravelled and can be re instated when I 'retire'.
Now the plan is to buy shrubs and keep on top of the weeds.
The lush greenness on the left of the picture belongs to my neighbour and helps to stop my garden looking like a desert.