Very excited- fellow urban dwellers will understand! After 12 years in my current 2nd floor walkup (and living in similar yard-less apartments since 2002), we are going to be getting a backyard! We live in a 6-unit, 3 story rowhouse in Brooklyn, so only the ground floor right-side unit has yard access, and those neighbors (11 years) gave us the heads-up that they are moving this summer, so we arranged with the landlord to move down to that unit when they go. It doesn’t look like much yet, but I have so many plans! Currently has some old growth rose bushes in the center, some wild violets growing along the fence and path. Needs fencing reenforced, weeds pulled and soil freshened up. We also need to come up with some rat-prevention strategies, because Brooklyn, but oh, the possibilities! Any suggestions on good zone 7 plants?