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I love your garden Lee Anne, it's beautiful. The concept of mixing vegies with flowers isn't entirely strange though, did you ever read about Edible Forest Gardens. Really great concept.
Hi All! One of the most fabulous combinations of veggies and flowers is something I saw done in a Camden, Maine flower/herb garden outside a restaurant. I quickly incorporated this idea into my perenniel beds and loved the results! Combine the vibrantly colored swiss chards ( I like bright lights or rhubard chard or golden sunrise chard). I start them from seed in my conventional veggies bed. Then I tuck the small seedlings once they are about 3 inches high between my sundown series coneflowers and butterfly delphiniums and the effect is unreal. I wish I had a picture to show you guys. The vibrancy of the orangy/pink coneflowers, the cobalt blue of the airy delphiniums and the tall dinosaur type green leaves (they do get tall) with the brillant deep orange, scarlet or hot pink ribs and stems is unbelievable. The later in the season (even into fall) they go, the more vibrant and deep the coloring of the ribs. And late in the season, when there seems to be only tomatoes and peppers to eat, I go into my perenniel bed and clip some chard leaves and make stuffed-type rolls with brown rice, onion, garlic, olive oil and cheese. Or just saute the massively large chard leaves chopped with garlic and olive oil. Anybody else try this garden combination?
I started doing this by accident years ago. I just couldn't say no to a new perrenial herb or a sad little pepper left to die at the nursery. I had to find a place to stick them in the ground. Over the years I've learned my lesson about what was too aggressive. I've learned to turn my head if I see the little bitty pot of half dead fennel or a small piece of mint. Those are among the very agressive plants that can't come to my house anymore. Its always great to see a volunteer cherry bomb pepper show up among the daisies, etc. I love my garden to be covered with textures, colors and smells that can be left to do there own thing.
