If you have a blooming garden, where you want to add some edibles, or you have an edible garden that lacks aesthetic, this roundup is for you. Today we’ll discuss how to companion veggies and blooms to make them look adorable together and not to prevent any plant from growing properly.
What Flowers Grow Well With Veggies?
The list of flowers that grow best with vegetables is the following: calendula, marigold, chamomile and daisy, poached egg plant, onion and garlic, parsley, carrots, comfrey, nasturtium. These blooms will make your kitchen garden look beautiful, besides, some of them are edible, too. But more than that, veggies will benefit from the blooms around.
The pot is done with cabbage, bold flowers and vines and it looks bright, textural and adds interest to the space.
Cabbage paired with grasses and blooms does not only grow well but also adds interest to the florals.
This extra bold arrangement includes textural plants, blooms, berries and even kale, a lovely fall solution.
The garden edge features cabbages surrounded with daises and some other small blooms. The veggies are the focal point, while the blooms are a backdrop.
This planter shows some cosmos, basil and eggplants that look lovely together.
The container shows off bold pansies, cabbage, dark foliage and other plants.
The textural garden shows off alliums that will keep the deer away from the veggies.
The planter shows off bold marigolds and petunias paired with tomatoes climbing up the trellis.
The vintage urn shows off kale, leaves, bold blooms and vines, it looks very eye-catching and provides not only color but also food.
Purple pansies look nice with purple-ish cabbage, and the texture adds interest to the arrangement.
What Benefits Will Veggies Get?
To help your veggies grow, you can plant around some blooms that will keep away the bugs or attract pollinators. Marigolds repel pests like cabbage worms and also attract beneficial insects. Chives and other alliums ward off deer as well as insect pests. Zinnias, sweet alyssum, and cosmos are all beautiful annuals, and they also attract pollinators to your vegetable garden. Catnip planted eggplants keep those tiny flea beetles from chewing up the leaves. Lavender is undoubtedly very good at attracting bees and pollinators.
Some plants in the vegetable garden can boost growth and flavor because they secrete substances into the soil that help other vegetables. To improve the flavor of your tomatoes, for example, plant basil alongside them. Or try planting chamomile with cabbage, cucumbers or onions to improve their flavor and make them grow faster. Borage has large roots that can break up and aerate the soil.
The raised flower beds are showing cabbage, greens, tomatoes and lush and bright blooms, all in one.
The yellow planter is done with purple leaves and pansies, with greens and shows off much texture.
Plant purple cabbage with blooms matching in color to create a cool arrangement.
The Chelsea blooms and greens, bold purple flowers and textural grasses make create a lovely meadow-like arrangement.
Yellow, purple, blue and green in one pot make a super bright and cool arrangement.
The edible path borders are done with greens and herbs and some blooms around add to the style.
The lush and bold front yard garden includes vegetables and blooming bushes.
The pot is done with purple and lilac flowers and eggplants over them add to the look of the arrangement.
Bright blooms neighbor with greens and herbs in the garden giving it a unique look.
Cabbage, greens, herbs are paired with white, lilac and bold red blooms to create a nice landscape.
The veggies benefit from marigolds growing next to them as attract pollinators and keep the worms away.
The extra bold arrangement consists of grasses, purple cabbage and purple and yellow flowers, besides a unique look, flowers give some advantages to veggies.
The little balcony planter shows off marigolds and tomatoes, which look so lovely together.
This garden bed shows off some veggies and herbs and bold pansies in the corners.
Companion Planting Tips
Try to pair cool-season flowers with cool-season veggies, and warm/hot-season flowers with warm/hot-season veggies.
Know your flowers’ growing requirements. Most will want lots of sun and regular water. Make sure you put them in a spot where they will thrive.
Find out your flowers’ sizes. Some get very tall and others spread out wide. Keep this in mind with planting as you don’t want to shade or shove out your vegetables.
While many flowers help plants grow, others can hinder certain plants. When in doubt, double check. Sunflowers, for instance, can inhibit growth of potatoes, so forget of pairing these together.
Think outside the garden box: you can make adorable planters with veggies and blooms at once. Container gardens are easier to manage and can be moved and placed in various parts of your outdoor space.
Kale and herbs are given a more eye-catchy look with purple pansies.
The urn contains pink flowers and cabbages that line them up creating a backdrop.
The planter shows off purple cabbage, pansies that match and mismatch and some fillers.
The vintage urn is done with dark kale and purple pansies creating a moody and dramatic arrangement.
This planter contains Swiss chard, nasturtium, sage, Iantana, and altogether they look cool.
This bold navy tall planter shows off tomatoes and bold blooms in one, they show off bright colors.
This crate arrangement looks so unusual that it resembles an artwork with its tomatoes, pansies and vines.
The planter shows off marigolds, tomatoes and greenery for a bold look and a cool touch of color.
The black urn is filled with orange and red blooms, herbs and greens plus grasses, it's not only decor but also food.
The garden bed includes a lot of alliums that will ward off deer and will bring more advantages to the veggies around.
Bright blooms make this flower bed look spectacular and keep the bugs away.
Vary the veggie garden bed design adding some bright flowers that will also provide pest protection.
Add bright blooms to your watermelon garden bed, just look how cool watermelon look around flowers.
The bold meadow with flowers that create a whole carpet is varied with kale and greens.
The whimsical and textural garden shows off a lot of greenery, blooms, vegetables and leaves. (via thedesignfiles).
The corner garden bed is filled with leafy greens and extra bold small blooms that are tiny color touches. (via gardenary).
Flowers, shrubs, a blooming carpet are paired with kale, and this is a lovely way to companion plants. (via tenthacrefarm).
The raised garden bed shows off bold blooms and cucumber vines, some kale and it's a lush and smart arrangement. (via littleyellowwheelbarrow).
The dramatic purple planter shows off peppers and bright flowers and can add color and interest to the space. (via bonnieplants).