All this positive feedback has me motivated to get out there and get some plants in the ground!
@ssgardener, I'm lucky to have silty loam (50silt/40sand/10clay) that's slightly acidic (6-6.5). I'm planning on amending the acid beds with ericaceous compost to improve acidity.
@critterologist, I bought a 120 count plug tray of Alpine Strawberry 'Reugen' from Richter's. Most of them will go in that center bed in the fruit garden, but I'll likely have quite a few extra. Maybe even enough to give some away
Anyone know a good place to get relatively cheap compost/soil conditioner?