A productive and beautiful garden is the desire of every gardener. But, how do you grow your vegetables and still have a beautiful garden? This can be achieved by planting flowers in the same beds as your vegetables. The visual appeal when the flowers blossom is quite enjoyable.
(Here's a picture of one of my flowers)
Professionals do recommend the companion planting of vegetables and flowers in one bed because it helps boost vegetable yields and keep the vegetables healthy all through the growth season.
Another reason is that flowers and other types of plants will attract helpful insects, suppress weeds, and this would also help the vegetable to grow better.
Attracting more bugs might sounds unappealing, but these bugs will become allies in the garden. Plants like oregano and lavender attract ladybugs, for example, and ladybug larvae will eat the annoying aphids that may be hurting your other plants. That means flowers that are rich in pollen will be best (something like daises or single dahlias with a single ring of petals).
In conclusion, flowers are grown to purify the air and beautify the garden. However, they also have other gardening benefits such as boosting your vegetables’ health and produce. Mixing vegetables and flowers can be tricky. So, I'll advice you seek help from organic gardening experts within your neighbourhood before you get started with companion planting.