Identifying Flowers That Are Perfect Companion Plants for Your Vegetable Garden
If you love the taste of fresh veggies, yet long for the beauty of flowers in your garden, you can combine both in complementary varieties. Identifying flowers that work well with your vegetables can give you a functional and lovely garden.
There are a few flower varieties that work well in combination with vegetable gardens. Identifying flowers that are ideal for your needs is often a matter of choosing which you like the best:
Sweet pea: This little beauty is a favorite among vegetable gardeners. While it is often munched by critters when left in a flower bed, the protective enclosure of a vegetable garden gives it shelter. The white, pink and purple flowers are a nice choice for alongside your bean poles or by tall pea plants.
Nasturtium: Placing a few nasturtium seeds on the borders of your garden may help deter a few unwanted pests. They can be a deterrent for beetles and squash bugs, and their interesting flower markings lend a pretty touch to your garden. Nasturtiums are also a favorite of aphids and work well as a trap crop.
Marigolds: This oft-overlooked plant is a favorite of seasoned vegetable gardeners, who know its power as a border plant to keep rabbits out of veggies. It also works well to keep squash bugs and tomato hornworm at bay. They also make a pretty border around your vegetable garden and give it an orderly look.
Lavender: Many plant it for its heavenly scent and pretty purple flowers, but it comes with benefits for the vegetable gardener, too. Not only will it keep deer from munching on your veggies, but it is useful for keeping the tick population under control in your yard, too.
Cosmos: You’ll have no trouble getting these orange or white beauties to thrive around your vegetable garden. While you’re admiring their robust coloring, though, they are filling the more important role of attracting bees and green lacewings to your garden. Green lacewings gobble up a variety of pests, including aphids and thrips.
Borage: While borage can be a bit messy in a formal flower bed, they make a nice addition to a vegetable garden. The showy blue flowers are great for attracting bees and both the leaves and flowers are edible, with a cucumber-like flavor.
Once you’ve chosen the blooms you want to include in your vegetable garden, don’t forget the important step of identifying flowers for proper care. Particularly in a vegetable garden with several varieties of plants, it can be easy to mix up your choices and their necessary care.
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