Hi There ,

I am in the process of buying a house in Liverpool , UK and the house is SSE Facing . The house is new so obviously will the garden , the question I wanted to ask was exactly how much sun shall I get (I can not get into the property yet as its still being built) ? When will the sun approx go and the shade come in , its a two storey house and the dimensions of the garden are a bit strange , they are 31ft in length , 33ft width but the left of the garden its starts at 10ft width then up to 20ft until its gets to 31ft (so two diagonal sections as such until it reaches the far side of the garden at 31ft)!
In the 10ft section I wish to put some decking in so I shall be left with 31L , 25W very approx .

What plants would you recommend to a complete novice , I would like some herbs and spices if possible , would top soil be an issue as its a new house ?

I am very sorry for the vagueness of this question but I can not get into the house until 10sept and I need to get things ordered before then .

Many Thanks for your patience .