By Lisa Ray, The Gardening Advisor, And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden… Gen. 2:8
To create a vegetable garden that looks as good as it tastes, plant colorful flowers and lush herbs in with your vegetable crops.
Instead of hiding your vegetable bed in an out-of-the way place, dress it with a profusion of colorful blooms for a garden that will rival most flower beds. Plant vegetables mixed with rows of flowers, edible flowers, and herbs. All the plants in this garden need a site with full sun and rich, well-drained soil to grow their best. Vegetables with attractive fruit or unusually colored foliage add even more interest-both to garden and to your table.
Plant these in your Companion Garden for color, flowers, appearance, and food:
Vegetables (leaves, flowers, and food)
Corn
Tomatoes
Cayenne Peppers
Scarlet Runner Beans
Bush Beans
Carrots
Sunflower (seeds)
Radishes
Beets
Bell Peppers
Asparagus
Garlic
Eggplant
Onions
Herbs (flowers and leaves)
Mint
Fennel
Dill
Sage
Basil
Black Mustard (seeds)
Hyssop
Chamomile
Chicory
Chives
Garlic Chives
Lemon Balm
Lavender
Calendula
Bee Balm
Sweet Violet
Dandelion
Nasturtium
Oregano
Parsley
Thyme
Black Mustard
Foliage Plants (leaves)
Spinach
Lettuce
Swiss Chard
Chinese Cabbage
Globe Basil
Rosemary (some have flowers)
Cabbage
Ornamental Cabbage
Radicchio
Kale
