
I have a veggie patch and grow most of my own food there. As I am in Queensland, I can garden all year round, moving from summer to winter crops as required. For a long time I only ever planted food-producing plants, and considered growing flowers a luxury and a waste of space. Then one year I grew flowers in the garden, alongside the veggies, and noticed a significant increase in the yield that year. This was due to the flowers attracted more insects, and in particular bees, to my garden increasing the rate of pollination, resulting in better fruiting of my plants.

Since then I have been planting flowers with my veggies every season. Not only does my garden look amazing, but it is more productive as well.




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Thank you for the reminder Valerie. Over the next few weeks I’ll be planting my veggies for the next season to grow during our cooler months in Brisbane. I’ll make sure to add flowers. I have also planted Holy Basil and let it go to seed – bees love the flowers on that. Love your new blog.
Hi Jean:
I am so glad you like the blog. I have started some seedlings and will be planting beetroot seeds directly into the soil this weekend. I am so looking forward to a few days in the garden. Valerie