I have almost an acre - I live in the older part of the "city" (which is now on the outskirts LOL). 2000 sq. foot house right smack in the middle of the lot. The entire front yard is a perrenial garden with veggies, and the back yard has a 25-foot pond with a waterfall that I put it this year. Plants and fishies to come next year.
I LOVE gardening. My sewing machine is put away by mid-to-late April and doesn't come back out until October!