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Your flower garden can be a feast for the eyes—and the stomach.
There are lots of reasons to grow a gorgeous flower garden—to increase your house's curb appeal, have cuttings to create your own floral arrangements, or to help the birds and the bees get the pollen they need to thrive.
But here's another unexpected option—growing an edible flower garden to help make your dishes more delicious and beautiful.
"There is something so whimsical about using petals and edible flowers," says Julie Carson, co-founder of Plantgem. "If you keep a flower garden, it's such a lovely way to bring that wow into your everyday."
When you think edible flowers, you probably picture them tossed into salads or sugared on top of a cake. But there's more than one way to use edible flowers. "I love to see edible flowers frozen inside of ice cubes, or baked into sugar cookies," Carson says. "Both feel unexpected and extra-pretty."
You can try them:
• Tossed into salads
• Baked into cookies or breads
• Candied or sugared and used to decorate cakes, cookies, or candy
• Stuffed and fried
• Infused into simple syrups
• Frozen into ice cubes
• Used as a garnish
• Chopped and added to savory dishes, such as soup or egg dishes
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There are lots of reasons to grow a gorgeous flower garden—to increase your house's curb appeal, have cuttings to create your own floral arrangements, or to help the birds and the bees get the pollen they need to thrive.
But here's another unexpected option—growing an edible flower garden to help make your dishes more delicious and beautiful.
"There is something so whimsical about using petals and edible flowers," says Julie Carson, co-founder of Plantgem. "If you keep a flower garden, it's such a lovely way to bring that wow into your everyday."
How to Work Edible Flowers Into Your Recipes
When you think edible flowers, you probably picture them tossed into salads or sugared on top of a cake. But there's more than one way to use edible flowers. "I love to see edible flowers frozen inside of ice cubes, or baked into sugar cookies," Carson says. "Both feel unexpected and extra-pretty."
You can try them:
• Tossed into salads
• Baked into cookies or breads
• Candied or sugared and used to decorate cakes, cookies, or candy
• Stuffed and fried
• Infused into simple syrups
• Frozen into ice cubes
• Used as a garnish
• Chopped and added to savory dishes, such as soup or egg dishes
Tips for Using Edible Flowers
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Edible Flowers You Can Grow in Your Garden
You can grow edible flowers like lavender, nasturtium, and rose to add to salads, desserts, cocktails and more. Learn what edible flowers you can grow—and how to use them in your cooking.
