Edible Flower Gardens

Have you ever wanted to get more out of your garden? Then why not enhance the flower garden with edible flowers. By incorporating edible flowers into the garden, you not only have a garden that looks and smells beautiful but one that tastes great too. Even if you're short on space, you can still have edible flowers in the garden by incorporating them into containers. When growing edible flowers, avoid the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers and always know which flowers are edible before consuming them. There are many resources available on edible plants and flowers. Always check these reliable sources before attempting to eat anything you are unsure of.

Edible flowers come in nearly all shapes and sizes and can perform the same landscape functions as ornamental plants. Some of the most popular plants in the garden actually have edible flowers. Pansy blooms not only smell nice, they taste good too. Unlike most flowers, the pansy's entire flower can be eaten. These flowers come in numerous colors, adding lovely accents to salads as well as the flower garden. All parts of nasturtiums are edible including the leaves, stems, roots, and flowers. Nasturtiums have a sharp, peppery taste that works well with many dishes and are great in salads and sauces. Daylily flowers are edible and generally battered up and fried. The petals of all roses are edible, even the wild ones. The taste of rose petals varies from slightly bitter to fruity. They are great frozen in ice cubes and added to water on hot days. Calendulas, or pot marigolds, have been called the poor man's saffron as its orange or yellow petals provide dishes with the color.