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| Hi all,
The plot for our first ever vegie garden is getting close to being ready - how exciting!! Being a devoted "flower" lover, my aim is really to have a pretty flower garden with some veggies growing in between (& of course, for fun, a scarecrow in the middle!) - there is plenty of room. For now, visual appeal is way more important than the amount of vegies we actually grow. Last year I had a large hanging basket of sweetpeas and chives - grew really well, and looked fantastic. I've also tried the borage/strawberry combination in a container - that also looked lovely. I've been told that pansies and onions will do well, so I'll try that one next year. What are some of the prettiest veg/flower combinations you have successfully tried - preferably something that doesn't include marigolds and naustriums - I already plan to use them.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
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- Posted by pixelpushr z5 Utah (My Page) on Fri, Jul 18, 03 at 14:24
| Tomatillos can be grown as vines or with stakes to look more tree like. They have pretty bright yellow flowers. Spinach makes a great ground cover and marigolds will help repel bugs, so the two together would make a pretty and useful combination. Dark purple eggplants have lovely purple leaves that can look nice and help break up all of the green in a veggie garden. |
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- Posted by sunshinedydrm z7NY (My Page) on Fri, Aug 8, 03 at 12:48
| Hi! How about purple basil by something yellow like marigolds or sunflowers? |
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I'm sorry, but the combination : MARYGOLD, tomato and red runner beans in a container is giving me really great results !  |
Here is a link that might be useful: To my balcony ...
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| This year, I really enjoyed these combos: Purple & yellow: Green & white: Hope these inspire you. Also, be sure to check how tall your marigold will get. I interplant the 6" dwarf ones & use the 3' monster as background & edging. My favorites are the 12" ones - perfect sized companions. Michelle (bushpoet) |
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| This year, I really enjoyed these combos: Purple & yellow: Green & white: Hope these inspire you. Also, be sure to check how tall your marigold will get. I interplant the 6" dwarf ones & use the 3' monster as background & edging. My favorites are the 12" ones - perfect sized companions. Michelle (bushpoet) |
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- Posted by chinacat_sunflower (My Page) on Thu, Sep 4, 03 at 13:00
| I keep my rose of sharons really short, and underplant them with basil the 'thai dragon' peppers and the chartreuse coleuses balance one another out nicely and I have a nice round pineapple sage surrounded by darkest purple petunias. |
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