No, I don't mean planting a row of corn along the driveway. I'm thinking the dark green mounds and large yellow flowers of summer squash could catch one's eye as well. Rather than plow up the ground like an 'official' vegetable garden, I'm running drip irrigation to the plants and leaving the ornamental bark dust covering the soil. After the crops are gone I may replace the plants with pansies or ornamental cabbage for the winter. I'm also interested in environmentally friendly pest control, and use as few chemicals as possible.
Aphids respond well to insecticidal soap, and, mixed with sulpher, controls mildew as well.
I built the pond in August of 1999. The 'rock' waterfall was created from styrofoam, chicken wire and concrete. The whole project consumed a week of precious vacation time. I started my carnivorous bog in January of 2000. This is my pride and joy.