What's The Dirt On My Green Thumb?

What would you do if you were given full control of a 40' by 25' space of empty garden canvas? Would you completely cover it with a deck, a patio or install an enormous wooden playground for your kids? I was given this opportunity by my husband when we bought our house. Some will shake their heads with serious disagreement with my choices and some will perhaps give me the benefit of the doubt. Beauty, afterall, can be achieved by pure accident. We shall just have to wait and see...