Use Metal Garden Markers to Identify Veggies in Your Flower Beds
For those with plenty of room, an ambling vegetable garden may be a yearly undertaking. Neat rows of greens, roots and vines can keep the summer kitchen stocked with a bumper crop of healthy goodness. But what if you don’t have large spaces to spare or the time to dig new rows of planting beds? You too can enjoy the bounty of summer veggies. A flower bed and some metal garden markers can create an integrated garden with much less fuss.
Three Seasons of Harvest
Sprinkling vegetable plants into your year-round landscaping is not only space-saving but it can provide both beauty and interest through several seasons with minimal effort. Summer vegetables are one obvious addition, but spring and fall vegetables can also spruce up your landscaping and your table for many calendar months. With a bit of forethought you can utilize your limited space for maximum productivity.
Few summer vegetables will thrive in the shade so pick spots where your plants will get lots of strong sunshine and enjoy well-drained soil. You’ll also need to keep the ground moist in order to pick juicy produce.
Natural Pest Control
Placing vegetable plants beside flowering plants will yield plenty of visual interest and not just for humans. Pollinators and pest-controlling insects will also be attracted. Unlike traditional vegetable gardens which can be plagued by pests, your integrated garden will have little or no need for man-made pest control.
Creating Visual Contrast
You want variety but not a hodgepodge so plan where you’ll place vegetables for aesthetic effect. Tall plants such as pole bean will look best as a backdrop or in an area lacking visual height. Cucumber or zucchini vines might look great trained up along a couple of lengths of fencing. Don’t have an available fence? Introduce a fabulous trellis and climb your vine plants upwards on this piece of garden art. Colorful tomatoes and peppers will pop next to lush green shrubbery while verdant lettuces make a charming plant for edging all spring and summer.
Identify With Metal Garden Markers
Make your integrated garden a real learner’s paradise simply by placing metal garden markers in front of each plant or variety. These markers will inform visitors and give them a reason to linger and investigate further. They’ll also look terrific through several seasons.
Just because you don’t have a lot of space doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the pleasures of vegetable gardening. Use the space you already have. Introduce vegetables to your flower garden and landscaped patches. Let Kincaid Plant Markers turn your ordinary landscaping into something extraordinary.
