I planted up 3 weeks before I was notified that I was finally getting a hysterectomy. Needless to say, my. Garden was tended as well as it should have been. What did well...I had 8 types of heritage tomatoes that thrived with the hot UK summer, yellow and green courgettes/zucchini, my herbs did well eventually - 2 types of parsley, coriander, Thai basil, three thymes, my lettuce failed due to slug decimation after heavy rain mid-June, lots of edible flowers - borage, nasturtiums and calendula.
I also have a mint addiction. To the extent I have intentionally planted it around raised beds and not contained. We had: Noramal min, spearmint, Moroccan mint; and apple-, chocolate-, pineapple-, ginger-, and strawberry-mints. Like I said. Hi, my names AF and I have an obsession with mint.
We just got back from Greece, and I loved how they interplanted everything in beds and pots. So, next year, my from borders are going to be mixtures of flowers, herbs and elephant garlic.