Edible Landscape Plants! That’s right. Eat your landscaping! There are so many edible plants that work great for landscaping. Not only due to their natural beauty, but because they have built in tolerances that make them low maintenance as well. We go through some of the plants we grow in our gardens as well as a few we would like to try out.
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My maternal grandmother was a firm believer of using edible plants for their decorative value. The rhubarb plant is gorgeous to look at, especially if you get a variety that has red stems. Artichokes are gorgeous if you don’t harvest all the flowers and allow them to open. Curly parsley is beautiful as edging. Thyme is gorgeous, especially in a rock garden. In the Middle Ages, ot wasn’t unusual to allow creeping thyme to grow on an elevated earthern structure to act as a bench. It does well in rockeries as well. I’ve allowed Arugola to bolt simply because it’s pretty when it flowers. Lovage isn’t just tasty in soups (the leaves and stems) but the flowers have a decorative value as well… and they’re edible. Nasturtium is a well-known edible flower. The plant can get a bit invasive, but the flowers are beautiful and are a nice peppery, onion-like addition to dishes. I’m one of those people to whom cilantro tastes like soap. But it’s a pretty plant and I like how the flowers look. Chives are decorative as well. As an alternative to chopped chives on your salad, allow your chives to flower and harvest a flower cluster. Pick it apart and sprinkle those tiny, lilac flowers over your salad. They’ve got a milder flavour than the chopped green stems. And flowering chives look beautiful in the garden.
In Belgium and The Netherlands, nurseries actually sell decorative cabbage varieties solely for decoration. Allowing a head of cauliflower or cabbage to come to full maturity can be very beautiful.
A little tip for anyone who owns a laurel bush: laurel leaves (bay leaves) are an excellent moth-repellent. And in your pantry those same leaves can help you to keep beetles, weevils, moths, silverfish and even rodents at bay.
Pineapple sage: I have a plant and it’s gorgeous! If you like hot milky beverages, heat some milk (either cow’s or plant based, take your pick), sweeten it to taste and steep in a leaf or two of pineapple sage. You’ll have yourself a sweet, creamy/milky pineapple flavoured beverage. Definitely get one if you can Derica. Even if the idea of pineapple flavoured milk doesn’t appeal to you.
Thanks for the video! There is no reason why a vegetable/herb garden shouldn’t be pretty, or why herbs, vegetables etc shouldn’t feature in a decorative garden.
I second lovage as worth growing. The leaves are great celery substitutes and the flowers are actually somewhat sweet. I have grown pineapple sage several times (since we're in Zone 5a it's an annual for us) and I adore eating both the leaves and especially the flowers. Red sorrel is a gorgeous perennial that has a lovely lemon flavor. It's low growing so you could use it as a front edge in a mixed bed. Another thing to try is red Malabar spinach. It's a vining plant with deep purply red vines and green leaves, light purplish flower and purple berries. You generally only eat the leaves though I know of a YouTube garden channel guy who juices the berries with greens. I suggest eating the leaves raw though because they have a somewhat mucilaginous texture when cooked. It should do super well in FL heat since it's a tropical plant from Asia I believe. I love wandering in the garden on a hot day and noshing on a few of its leaves. Very refreshing! Chives are good garden additions too, both regular and garlic chives. They put on quite a show when they flower: purple puffy on the regular and delicate white star shaped on the garlic chives.
We grew pineapple sage in a container; it’s tasty!
Pineapple sage is awesome
You forgot a big one: ornamental peppers