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Hello Nesties!
So I have been lurking around this board for a few weeks and now that (in my region) it's getting closer to planting season, I'd like to pop in and formally join the conversation 
My DH and I got married Jan 22 2012 and we are closing on our 1st house at the end of this month (very exciting). We will have a 3 BR 2 full bath (including Jacuzzi tub, yay!) 2k square foot Queen Anne built between 1900 and 1912.
We live in the Southwest corner of Wisconsin (zone 4b), which offers some neat growing conditions because it's in the Mississippi Valley.
I've been an avid gardener for as long as I could walk (so you can imagine how hard apartment life has been). I dig (no pun intended) all aspects of gardening from bugs, to mud, to weeding to the beautiful finished projects.
So with that said, I'm a little anxious to start gardening in my own yard: it's only .15 acres (teensy for me!). I'll have to get creative with space.
Projects on my list this growing season:
raised veggie bed (cuke, tomato, peppers, onions)
Lillies (stargazers are my favorite)
A privacy option (one of our neighbors has a bit of an eyesore backyard, I want to see if I can make a nice green curtain of hops lol) or maybe raspberries to keep the neighbor's dog out lol.
A shade bed (hostas, bleeding hearts, impatiens)
But we have to adjust the grading on 1 side of the house before I can start having fun 
oh well
So I'm way excited for inspiration and ideas from everyone here!
Re: Hello Nesties!
Welcome! I'm a fellow WI nestie in south central WI. FYI we just got upgraded to zone 5 with the new USDA zones and you should have been too. I'm jealous that you have enough sun to grow veggies! We're all shade here. For tight spaces I'd suggest being very selective with what perennials and shrubs you plant. Choose everything carefully for multi-season interest and get things that don't spread, multiply, or need to constantly be divided. Unfortunately a lot of the free divided plants you get from friends and family fall into that category.
Hops aren't evergreen in our area are they? If not I'd try getting a few evergreens between you and your neighbor unless you don't mind seeing them in the winter.