North facing city garden: what frivolous thing would you do?

2 years ago

I live in a captail city and I'm soon moving into an apartment with a 400 square foot/38 square meter (north facing) garden. For a city center (and for someone who has only ever had a balcony) this feels like a lot of space!
I want to do something really special (maybe a sauna and a fire pit), but what would you do if you had a mostly sunless city garden to play with? Hot tub? Chicken coop? Trampoline? Art shed?
I'm looking for fun ideas that inspire me (and then I'll worry about budget and planning approval).
Thanks!

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North facing city garden: what frivolous thing would you do?

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