[Garden] Flowers and rain
J. Rochon
jrochon at uwaterloo.ca
Fri May 8 14:21:34 EDT 2009
Gardeners,
I agree with both of you. I am not likely to have the
choice. Monday, during UW Blooms, I will just have a chance to say to
myself "That looks pretty, I'll get it for the garden". I'll keep an eye
out for dual purpose plants.
> Maybe we could find some plants that are both ornamental and edible?
> I know rose hips are tasty, and the flowers of pansies, calendula,
> chamomile, lavender, and many peas are edible. Artichokes are quite
> beautiful if left to bloom, and there's the rather obvious sunflower.
>
> I think Jen makes a good point about the importance of attracting
> pollinators too!
>
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