How does your garden grow?

I have a garden in my front yard.

The past couple summers I've grown tomatoes and an assortment of herbs. With the price of produce it would be nice to save a little money. This year my friends Clint and Laurie moved onto my street and we decided to have a joint garden and split the food. Laurie and I went to the OSU plant sale and bought a lot of vegetables and herbs. We split the seedlings between our places. This year we have tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, arugula, broccoli, lettuce, blueberries, a large assortment of herbs and some Asian and Italian medleys (we're not sure what exactly are in the medleys-we'll see what grows). Most of the plants have been growing really well. I was so excited because on Sunday I was able to have my first harvest with the arugula and lettuce.
I made some pasta with arugula and feta cheese. I also made a salad with fresh lettuce and chives from my garden. It was really fun to take to bowls and walk into my front yard and start collecting (in this case cutting) the food I would need. I know it wasn't any different then what I would buy at the store, but it tasted better knowing I grew it.

I'm still learning about some of the other veggies (like the broccoli-I'm not sure how they are harvested or how the florets come to pass), but it is a rewarding process. Hopefully I can produce enough to cover the initial cost.