I recently uprooted a conifer from the end of our drive as it obscured the view when reversing and caused my mum to have a small prang (nothing to do with an arthritic short-arse in a volvo reversing uphill then...). This left a patch of bare soil on what was otherwise a lovely front lawn. In a moment of madness I decided to dig it over and plant garlic, carrots, parsnips and beetroot. I must say it's caused a lot of shaken heads, confused looks and tutting. Being nextdoor to the church in a small farming community a lot of people walk past and its right in their line of sight...
I think I'll grass it over after I've harvested and leave the growing for the back garden.