The Great Edible Ornamental Garden

The last couple of years we have been demonstrating a edible ornamental garden. This fall we planted Bright Light Swiss Chard together with a couple of different types of Cabbage, Lettuce and Celery. We interplanted Calendula and Pansies both of which are edible.

The Bright Light Swiss Chard looks great right now. Some of the plants are green and white, red and white yellow and green and some with various shades of pink. and they are all good for you.

One of the best things about Swiss Chard is that it can be planted in a summer garden. Some Bright Lights Chard, some Peppers (especially the small peppers that rurn red), Egg Plant (again the small fruited ones), Parsley can make any ornamental garden a edible ornamental garden.

I plan to take some pictures of the garden to post but you can see it in person. It is planted in front of the entrance to the nursery inside the parking lot.

You do need to be sure to use pest controls that are compatable with a vegetable garden but we can help with that too.