Edible Flowers
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Whimsical Landscaping Design Ideas… They're also unexpectedly striking garden accents that are sure to draw smiles. Use them for growing vegetables, edible flowers , and culinary herbs to add to your harvest. More Ideas: Fill up bicycle baskets, toolboxes, jugs, galvanized …
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Herbs in the Garden… green leaves. Yellow 'Icterina' is pictured here. Herb vinegars are easy to make. Place culinary herb leaves (or edible flowers ) in a clean bottle. Fill with a good-quality white wine vinegar. Let it infuse for several weeks. Sunlight will …
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Use Flowers to Add Color to Cookie FrostingDecorate cookies with fresh-from-the-garden edible flowers . Adding distinctive flavor and beautiful color to cookie frosting is easy when you snip a few edible flowers , such as lavender, dianthus, or pansy blooms from …
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Edible Landscaping… color late in the year. Try Osaka Purple mustard greens or one of the red or purple kales. Brighten salads with edible flowers . Grow nasturtiums and violas and toss a few petals in with your lettuce for a pretty salad.
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Fresh Ideas for Growing Vegetables in Containers… sweet alyssum. Add color and cheer to your containers -- as well as salads, dishes, and desserts -- by growing edible flowers . Note how calendula and signet marigolds brighten a planting of Swiss chard, cabbage, basil, and tomatoes. Make …
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Vegetable Gardens That Look Great… eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, squash, and melons so you have bigger harvests. Here's a hint: Pick plants with edible flowers so they can do double duty. Add them to salads or desserts and let them attract beneficial insects. If hungry deer …
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Grow Longer: The Best Cold-Tolerant Veggies… which bears softball-size heads in about 60 days. Add a touch of beauty to spring and fall vegetable gardens with edible flowers . Calendula is a favorite for its cheery cream, yellow, or orange daisy-like blooms. Use the petals, which have …
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How to Grow Greens… help determine how many seeds or plants you will need. Seeds sown in diagonal rows or wide arcs fill in gaps. Plant edible flowers to set off your greens. Many of the savory blooms, such as Johnny jump-ups and nasturtiums, are versatile and …
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Teach Your Kids How to Start a Garden… about anything else in your garden. Great for picking and eating right off the vine too. Nasturtium: Pretty and edible , flowers and all. They also attract hummingbirds to your garden, a sure delight. Potato: These buried treasures make harvest …
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Delicious Cakes… or marigold, instantly brings a plain cake to the height of refinement. Use gently washed (and dried) purchased edible flowers or organically grown flowers. Place a stencil on top of your cake. Shake colored sugar on top. Carefully lift off …
