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So I was going through quite a few gardening websites this year, picking out seeds and such and I came across a group of people that do themed gardens. It really piqued my interest and I think I'm going to try it next year. But I was curious if anyone does it now?
Like this one guy did a pasta/pizza theme for one sqft box and planted in it paste tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, and herbs.
Another one was a taco theme, with peppers, hot peppers, onions, garlic, herbs, and tomatoes.
But my FAVORITE was the "dark side" (Star Wars reference) garden. Each and every veggie in the garden was a black/purple/dark version of the original.
Like he had purple peppers and purple carrots, dark red lettuce, red purple cabbage, dark melons, OUS blue tomatoes, etc....
I wanna go to the dark side next year, how 'bout you guys?
i grow only ornamentals and i love a fragrant garden for the front door, herb garden for the back yard and a white garden anywhere. Than I also love the cottage garden look with lots of everything all together.
Hadn't considered a themed garden aside from edible landscaping. Interesting thought matching the colors of the above ground flowers and veggies. I'll have to consider that for next summer. Thanks for bringing up this topic.
I try to be scientific when growing veggies, that's not super conducive to a theme, but I definitely do themes in my other gardens. I'm tempted to try a "poison" garden, with all of the toxic plants I try to eradicate from elsewhere. Maybe some monkshood, Siberian squill, yews etc...
The challenge would be trying to select poisonous plants that would thrive in the same location and also look good...as well as safety for children and the otherwise uninitiated. It would be an interesting way for me to learn about extremely toxic plants though.
I do try to do color themes to create moods/auras/energy in other places in the garden.
I try to be scientific when growing veggies, that's not super conducive to a theme, but I definitely do themes in my other gardens. I'm tempted to try a "poison" garden, with all of the toxic plants I try to eradicate from elsewhere. Maybe some monkshood, Siberian squill, yews etc...
The challenge would be trying to select poisonous plants that would thrive in the same location and also look good...as well as safety for children and the otherwise uninitiated. It would be an interesting way for me to learn about extremely toxic plants though.
I can't be too shocked at the poison garden, since I have thought of it as well, lol!
When I started learning many years ago, after nearly losing a pup to his nibbling on daffodile & iris shoots, how many plants were toxic, I started paying attention and removing/avoiding them altogether for anything in the open landscape. Absolutely no toxic plants in the backyard where a pet can get to them and only one yew and one azalea left in the front yard (urban setting).
I just flashed on the Brewster sisters from Arsenic and Old lace.
Poison garden not good unless in a secured green house.
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