How to Incorporate Vegetables Into a Floral Landscape

Vegetables are an essential part of your daily diet. Growing them can save you a lot of money. However, a vegetable garden shouldn't just grow alone. It needs beauty, balance, and harmony. The best way to provide that balance is by planting your vegetables with your flowers.

How does a flower and vegetable garden really work?

There are surprising benefits to growing flowers and vegetables together. One is that some flowers can repel insects that harm your crops. Others attract pollinators that help your garden grow.

Not only do flowers protect your vegetable crops, but they also add beauty to your garden. This beauty adds balance to your garden and makes it more lively. Crops are useful and practical, but flowers add richness and life.

There are some insects that eat garden pests. Ladybugs, ground beetles, lacewings, and parasite wasps all act as natural protection against harmful pests and diseases. The highest quality flowers help your garden grow and support biodiversity.

Which flowers go best with vegetables?

There are several flowers that pair well with vegetables. In fact, they can grow side-by-side. The key is to match them up according to color and function. A professional landscaper can help you with the design and layout.

One example is the popular marigold plant. With its gold and red hues, marigold makes a fine companion for homegrown tomatoes. They serve as a guard against the whitefly, a common pest that's known for destroying vital nutrients in tomato plants. The gold and red in marigolds are a perfect color match for fresh tomatoes.

Another excellent companion is alyssum. You can plant it in the ground or right next to a vegetable bed. These plants draw and trap hoverflies, which nest in lettuce crops. It's also another beloved companion for tomato plants due to its ability to draw syrphid flies and parasitic wasps, both of which protect tomatoes from harmful pests that destroy them.

Crops such as asparagus need a lot of sun to thrive. Since it thrives well in a warmer climate, asparagus makes a great partner for the lavender flower. Plus, it's an excellent color match. The brilliant purple color offsets the green of the asparagus crop well. Line it up around your garden to form an attractive border or use it to provide adequate pollination for bees.

For corn crops, nothing does it like a nice batch of sunflowers. Both are very tall, and there's no competition for sunlight and nutrients. Sunflowers attract ladybugs, which eat aphids, fruit flies, and other pests that are harmful to corn. 

Plus, sunflowers emit chemicals that add flavor to your corn. So, next time you help yourself to a tasty ear of corn, thank the sunflowers.

Conclusion

Flowers and vegetables go hand-in-hand. Growing them together creates an environment that's abundant and rich in biodiversity. You can decide on the types of vegetables that blend well with certain flowers. For more garden and landscaping ideas, check us out on Facebook or Instagram.