Plants for gardens ideas

July 21, 2021
Garden Plant Ideas Tropical
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Alliums

Allium

fruit trees, nightshades (tomatoes, capsicum peppers, potatoes), brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi, etc.) carrots

carrots

slugs, aphids, carrot fly, cabbage worms[1]

beans, peas, parsley

Alliums include onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives, and others

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Tomatoes

Aster Family flowers, Dill, Coriander, Tomatoes, Parsley, Basil, Comfrey, Marigolds

coupled with Basil seems to encourage lady bugs

Onion, Garlic, Potatoes

Brassicas

Brassica

potatoes, cereals (e.g. corn, wheat)

geraniums, dill, alliums (onions, shallots, garlic, etc.), rosemary, nasturtium, borage

wireworms

mustards, nightshades (tomatoes, peppers, etc.)

Brassicas are a family of species which include broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, and cauliflower.

Beans

Phaseolus

Corn (see Three Sisters), Spinach, lettuce, rosemary, summer savory, dill, carrots, brassicas, beets, radish, strawberry and cucumbers

Eggplant, Summer savoury

California beetles

Tomatoes, chili peppers, alliums (onions, garlic, etc.), brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, etc.)

Hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria, a good fertiliser for some plants, too much for others

Beets

Beta Vulgaris

lettuce, kohlrabi, onions and brassicas

Catnip, Garlic, Mint

Runner or pole beans[2]

Good for adding minerals to the soil through composting leaves which have up to 25% magnesium. Runner or pole beans and beets stunt each other's growth.

Broccoli

Brassica oleracea

geraniums, dill, alliums, rosemary, nasturtium, borage

mustards, Tomatoes, peppers

Rosemary repels cabbage fly, geraniums trap cabbage worms, same general companion profile as all brassica (cabbage, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, etc.)

Cabbage

geraniums, dill, alliums, rosemary

mustards, Tomatoes, peppers strawberries, and pole/runner beans

Rosemary repels cabbage flies, geraniums trap cabbage worms, same general companion profile as all brassica (cabbage, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, etc.)

Carrots

Daucus carota

Tomatoes, Alliums (onions, chives, etc.), lettuce

alliums (leeks, shallots, etc.), rosemary, wormwood, sage, beans, flax

assassin bug, lacewing, parasitic wasp, yellow jacket and other predatory wasps

Dill, parsnip, radish

Tomatoes grow better with carrots, but may stunt the carrots' growth. Beans (which are bad for tomatoes) provide the nitrogen carrots need more than some other vegetables. Aromatic companion plants repel carrot fly. Alliums inter-planted with carrots confuse onion and carrot flies.

Celery

Apium...

Source: www.gardentowerproject.com



Landscaping Tips

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1. Put some flowers nearby your entrance. Flowers make any area look more welcoming and attractive, so greeting your guests with Petunia, Snapdragon, Lily-of-the-Nile or some other garden flowers is always a great thing to do. What is more, to add some space between your house and the entrance, you can consider adding a little white fence. It will create an illusion that your front yard is bigger than it actually is. What is more, adding fence will create a great space for planting flowers to add some color and coziness.

2. Add rambling vines to make your yard look absolutely lovely. You can not deny that rambling vines always create romantic and even magical atmosphere. So why not to use this tip while decorating your yard?

3. To hide the unattractive driveway, consider adding some color, texture, and height. You can easily do it by adding various sorts of flowers. To start, create an island of green lawn right in the hub of a drive. Then add a couple of low boxwood hedges with flowers toward the back of your island.

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5. The last tip also touches the low-maintenance aspect. To make your life easier, group plantings into beds and islands. This will help you to avoid mowing and trimming around each individual plant, save a lot of time and even money.

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