We're a bit behind on getting things ready for the garden this year. I just got our seedlings started last week, and our garden beds still need a bit of attention before I'll be able to plant any of our seeds for spring greens. However, there is still plenty of time to make plans for the summer garden. Though my big focus is vegetables, I also like planting a few flowers among the edibles. Not only is this good for the garden, as flowers attract beneficial insects, but I think it's especially nice when children are involved in the gardening process. We love our veggies, and the kids have fun harvesting and eating them. But flowers in the garden add an additional dimension for kids to explore and enjoy outdoors.
I took these pictures of the kids at the end of last summer. They spent an afternoon cutting various blooms around the yard, then happily sat and arranged the flowers in vases and the odd bottle.
My absolute favorite flower for cutting is zinnias (though not pictured here), which have the benefit of being easy to grow. Black-eyed susans are nice too. There's not much effort or cost involved in adding a few flowers to the garden, and we always get so much enjoyment from them, both outside and when we bring a few blooms indoors.
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My absolute favorite flower for cutting is zinnias (though not pictured here), which have the benefit of being easy to grow. Black-eyed susans are nice too. There's not much effort or cost involved in adding a few flowers to the garden, and we always get so much enjoyment from them, both outside and when we bring a few blooms indoors.
