In the category of the plants that merit attention, let me introduce you to the forgotten fruit. The gooseberry bush.
Gooseberries are easy to grow in any reasonably good garden soil.
Slightly acidic the range of maybe 5.8 to 6.8. They thrive even in draughty conditions. As you can see it's rather a nice looking plant and it only gets about 4 or 5 feet tall. So it fits into most landscape situations. The fruits as they develop are attractive green kind of vein looking fruit and as they ripen they turn shades of pink and red and you can harvest the fruits over a long period of time.