Safe Flowering Plants to Add to the Vegetable Garden for Pollination, Beneficial Insects, or Beauty
Flowers belong in the vegetable garden just as much as food crops. Beyond their beauty, flowering plants support a living, resilient ecosystem—drawing in pollinators, sheltering beneficial insects, improving yields, and helping keep pests in check. After more than 30 years of vegetable gardening, I’ve found that mixing specific flowers into beds and borders consistently improves…