Remember Hugulkultur in creating raised beds. Since I like the higher beds, filling the bottom half with prunings and such will reduce amount of topsoil needed to fill bed.
Sensory Gardens: "Use plants that play on the senses, such as fuzzy lamb's-ear, textural succulents, or fragrant lavender." (though not many eat it, lamb's ear leaves are edible, and most fleshy succulents are edible)
Money does grow on trees...and on bushes and vines and groundcovers, too. With edible landscaping, saving money never looked and tasted so good! http://www.bhg.com/gardening/vegetable/vegetables/edible-landscaping/?socsrc=bhgpin042415ediblelandscapin