I live in a small apartment and garden in narrow surrounding strips.
here's a front view of my apartment from May 2016, showing newly planted marigolds (sown indoors 6 weeks earlier) starting from the sidewalk and ending with my Light 'o Day Hydrangea at the corner of the building
this is a closer view of the same marigold mixture, May
a new plant, (a donated blue delphinea) this is right before the hydrangea July
My one lone Boiled Egg Plant, out of 100 seeds direct sown, end of July
Behind the blue delphineum, another donated plant (Coreopsis 'Sunray'), end of July
and finally, the corner of my apartment / building:
Right-side Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailday'
fore-front, 3 donated new crosses Rainbow x Loveliness
Left-side, singlet marigolds (Naughty Marietta?)