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Tiers and raised beds will give you more space. Agree with sketching out a vision. Depending on the soil quality, you may also have to spend time amending beds and working in lots of compost. I have lived in my house 4 years and this is the first year that I have had to do minimal planting. Take your time and don't be afraid to tear stuff out if you don't like it.
Also do not put mint or anything in the mint family in the ground.
Noted on the mint thank you for your suggestions
The hardest part is deciding what not to do. Single plants just don’t look great on their own, my little yard looks like lonely disaggregated strangers, if I could go back in time, I would tell myself to always buy at least three of whatever is blooming.
I have a jungle indoors but outside is empty. So hard to decide what to plant tbh
Depends what you want. If you're thinking about edibles, putting in some tomato plants, peppers, and eggplants can be done in a relatively small space. If you want flowers for some color, try simple things like sunflowers and zinnias. You'll get a hit of color in the yard and likely some butterflies and bees. It's late to be growing from seed, but you can pick up plants at a garden center. For flowers, you can still plant from seed and you'll get blooms in the late summer.
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How much land are we talking about? Like 20 square feet or 200? (Or more?)
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Sorry for the slow reply, didn't get a notification that you'd responded!
Tomatoes are a classic, they get to be big plants but they are normally grown vertically, which is perfect for constrained spaces. Invest in a solid cage for them; an indeterminate variety will easily break six feet tall, needing only about 2x2 ft on the ground. Obviously a plant that size will produce quite a lot of fruit!
When you have something that tall, put it at the back of the bed (relative to the sun) and then you can plant shorter stuff in front of them.
Peas / beans are another good vertical option, they'll climb a trellis and you can plant in front of them. Fresh peas right out of the pod are delish.
If you like summer squash, I recommend exactly one zucchini plant. It will take up a good chunk of space, but they produce a *ton*. More than one plant and you will be inundated.
Carrots are a lot of fun, you get varieties you don't get in the store, and they're sweeter/tastier fresh. They don't need much space, and you can easily tuck one into odd spaces here and there. Or plant a bunch! Ditto beets.
If you're into salad greens those are another option for tucking into various spaces.
I'd avoid e.g. broccoli/cauliflower -- those plants take a long time to grow, take up a lot of space, and you only get one head for the trouble. (Kale can be harvested a leaf at a time and is a much more satisfying option.) And a pumpkin plant will take over that entire space and then start conquering neighboring territory.
Don't worry too much about optimizing as you're getting started. Nature will laugh at your plans regardless. You'll learn what works in your area and what doesn't, and what you'll actually eat.
Have a raised bed with attached trellis and use the trellis too to hang more planters, this provides vertical space and shade to create a micro climate especially in summer season. Trellis may also serve as hedge if you want more privacy.
Ohhh this is a great idea thank you