A decorative vegetable garden is a feast for the eyes and the palate. Many people do not realize that vegetables can be colorful and ornamental. In fact, some vegetables were once grown partly for decorative qualities. We offer 22 examples and ideas for decorative gardens that are useful and beautiful.
Ornamental gardens – plants arranged with taste
Be creative with your vegetable garden design. Create decorative raised beds with wooden slats and gravel paths, or look at historic French kitchen gardens for inspiration. Combine vegetable plants with flowers and interesting leaves. Purple cabbage, white cauliflower, lettuces and herbs can all create decorative patterns, especially when planted in groups instead of simple rows.
Decorative vegetables combined with herbs and flowers
Growing fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers together combines beauty and function. Fennel, lettuces, artichokes, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, garlic, spinach, turnips, radishes and bush beans can be paired successfully with beautiful flowers.
Cabbage framed by box hedges
Rosewood fence-post focus
Arrange beautiful flowers and vegetables
Varieties of lettuce leaves are very decorative
Growing vegetables in raised beds
Metal bin instead of wood
Salad leaves and flowers in a raised bed
Potager garden
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Anna Lohan
Theresa V. Adams
Peter Dark
