Question
I am in charge of bbq and my wife is in charge of the backyard. She is a very competitive person and she really wants to impress our friends when they come over this summer starting with memorial day weekend. I try to help out with the heavy stuff so we are in this together. If you could grow anything this summer which i guess you can do anyway, but if you could pick a few really cool things to impress people who are ordinary like me, what would it be? and i also guess i want to know what would impress you if you went over to someone's house and saw their garden.  and since we are going to be asking questions all summer it doesnt matter if they are hard to grow as long as they will make the neighbors and our friends talk about the flowers after they leave. We live in Rockaway which is in Queens New York City but we have a desent size plot lots of sun.  

Answer
Danny,
I really need to some photos of the garden before I can tell you where to begin. I find lots of large pots filled with fresh flowers on the patio make great centerpices and create focal points but I need to see the area in which you are wanting to prioritize. It is very difficult to create a "dream" garden in a weeks time,but send me some photos and I can give you some pointers to make a "Wow" impression on your guests. My email is:[email protected].