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)
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.