Thanks all for suggestions. I will start trying to sort this outside space out after Easter - need to find some nice furniture to go there. It is triangular shaped. Will try some hydrangea definitely, and will also try with petunias and inpatients - I always had these in my front of house patio pots and found them easy to look after and plenty of flowers. USed to have water those pots daily, so am used to doing that.
I will let you all know how it turns out this coming summer.
Covid vaccinations - should we still be having them?