My new flower bed

Something tells me that this is just the first of the new flower beds for you, afterall there is nothing that says they have to be only next to the house or fence. Mr. Green

Those things you have in mind to do in the fall, put them down on paper or in your blog as a reminder of what they are and where they would need to go in that new space...i.e. hollyhocks coming out from the back corner, etc. Plant a combination of annuals and perennials there for now, with the annuals acting as 'place holders' for the plants that will be moved in the fall.

Themes are sometimes fun but some themes take a few years to get the result you want. If you like all colors you could do a 'paint box' theme, try to find blooming plants in all the colors found in a box of watercolors...don't forget to add black and white too.

Be sure to take progress pictures so we can watch the bed grow and bloom. Blank slates are both fun to have and scary when it comes to actually deciding what to plant in them. But remember that what doesn't work there this season can be moved somewhere else for next season.

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"Blossom by blossom the spring begins."
Algernon Swinburne (1837-1909)

"A little Madness in the spring, is wholesome even for the King."
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Along the back (for instance on the left) you could plant some tall things like delphineums, hollyhocks sunflowers or other heliniums.
On the right side I think I see some wire fence there and you could plant some 2-3 Clematises of different colours and let them fan-ourt left and right.
In front of this lower things coming up to say, 1½-2 feet tall and in fronnt low things such as the white or purple Alyssums or Dianthus deltoides or Mesembrianthemum Criniflorum...or possible some low foilege.
Some plots that I have planted I have planted deep spring bulbs and then less deeply I have sown annuals or planted perinneals. The spring bulb flowers die back and then the summer plants come up right after...soi there is continual activity.

These are alot of words, but Toni's advice is sound and a good guide for you, I believe.

Developing a new plot is such an exciting thing to dop. You'll be alright, I am sure of that. Shucks, if you just plant things that you like this first year, who cares what it is--as long as you like the plants. You just need to get that plot going and think about any changes over the fall and winter (as Toni says).

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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html