Bring summer colour to drinks and salads by cultivating edible flowers!
You can enjoy the beauty of the blooms in the garden, then create a taste sensation by adding colour and taste on the patio and the plate. There are many edible blooms but we have a few favourites including; Borage, Chives, Courgette, Nasturtium, Violets and Scotch Marigold. All are easy to grow from seed or purchase and plant as seedlings.
Fun Fact Did you know? Nasturtium seeds were apparently used as a substitute for black pepper during WWII. Saffron, made from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus, continues to be the most expensive spice in the world, fetching $1,500 and up per pound in some modern markets.
As always, we can include an adaptive tip. Watering the garden and can’t reach the hanging baskets with the hose spray? Insert a slim garden cane into the end of the hose to stiffen it and then you have a watering wand!
Look out for the symbols indicating which activities build or suit those with specific skills - featured in Year-Round Gardening Activities book.