Vegetables Love Flowers: Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty

Lisa did a great job writing this book, for the average and experienced gardeners/flower farmers. So glad I purchased it, as it kept her on schedule!

I love this book, I’m still a beginner even though I’ve probably gardened for like decades at this point. I’m getting deeper into veggie/flower gardening on our half acre yard. This book really gives you all the info and inspiration you need while beautiful done!!! I’ll be reading this over and over as I continue to garden year after year 🌺

I just received this book a few hours ago and have eagerly been awaiting its delivery. I quickly looked through it and I was amazed at how much information it contains. I absolutely loved Cool Flowers and learned so much from it but I still had questions about timing the seed starting. This book answers all those questions and more. I watch all of Lisa's YouTube videos and listen to her podcasts, and I am ready to start planting my home cutting garden. I just have to say "Thank you, Lisa, for sharing all your knowledge." If you want to save money and start your flower garden from seeds so that you enjoy the blooms as early as possible, you need to get this book.

First off, everyone needs to know THIS BOOK IS NOT ABOUT VEGETABLES. It is mostly about growing flowers for a cut flower business.The tips on seed starting, growing, and harvesting were very helpful in planning my garden. Seed starting includes preferred temperature for germination, which seeds need light to germinate and which need darkness, starting in soil blocks vs trays, and when to transplant outside.Growing tips talk about common diseases and pests, what support is needed, and when to fertilize.Harvesting tips are what stage to harvest at, and how to prolong vase life. Lisa also includes her favorite varieties of flowers here.The sections on attracting pollinators and predators was nice because this topic is usually overlooked. You'll see how to build houses for bees, how to attract snakes and predator birds, and what predator bugs are helpful in the garden.At the end, she includes designs for interplanted garden beds. Lisa has been a flower farmer for over 20 years, she has a wealth of knowledge and I'm so happy she decided to share it with us.

I like this book, but it is not a....plant this plant next to this one or.....don't plant this plant next to that one.....kind of book. It is a companion planting book in the sense that flowers planted in your vegetable garden are beneficial in attracting pollinators and good bugs. So don't expect it to tell you things such as...dill should not be planted next to carrots. You won't find that here. I like the theory of the author and I think it works. However, most people..me included. are not in a position to plant mass amounts of flowers in order to attract pollinators. I have an urban garden with limited space. To plant mass amounts of flowering plants would not allow me room to plant my vegetables. Also, I didn't need the information about growing and using cut flowers. But I understand that is the authors trade and passion. So, overall, i found a lot of useful information about the types of pollinators, and pests in the garden, but could not use every piece of information provided. View the book with the intent that flowers do good for the garden in a general sense.

I've been a huge fan of Lisa Mason Ziegler for a long time since I purchased "Cool Flowers." Her new book, "Vegetables Love Flowers" is a FANTASTIC, yet simple, easy to follow growing guide that helps you SUCCESSION plant vegetables and flowers throughout a the growing season. Her book now explains my successes AND failures from last spring and summer. WOW - multiple lightbulb moments! She even has samples of several flower arrangements - that use half or dozen or less flowers. This is THE book I've been waiting for! ANYONE can grow a little or a lot of simple cut flowers for the season - Lisa, thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your years of wisdom!

Ziegler started her plant career in the florist business, which quickly expanded to growing her own cut flowers. This book shares her knowledge of how flowers work in the vegetable garden. She gives helpful info on incorporating flowers and food, cutting gardens, pollinators and beneficial predators. Planting flowers in food gardens and orchards is good for production because the blooms bring in important pollinating insects. This has been the practice of gardeners and growers for centuries, and Ziegler shows how to continue the practice with her Virginia property as the backdrop.

This is one of the most helpful books on gardening I have ever read. The book is easy to read with beautiful and helpful illustrations. The theme of the book is how growing flowers is the missing link to successful vegetable growing. Also, how to extent the growing season using hearty annuals, a category of annuals I was not aware of. Once you buy the book, you can get the companion online supplemental course for free. I bought the book by chance this winter, and it has already transformed my 40+ year gardening hobby.

Hi there! I cannot recommend studying with Lisa enough! Over the course of the last year I purchased many of the most recommended flower growing books, all which I found a bit thin on content and requiring further research. Reading Cool Flowers was eye opening and very clear on how to plant cool season hardy annuals earlier and when to do it. I also purchased Lisa's other book Flowers Love Vegetables and took her online seed starting course. All are superb and she generously offers many free resources, book studies, podcasts, talks to help to further clarify the content and answer questions! I wrote her company email to further clarify some misunderstanding and had the wonderful opportunity to correspond with Anne who further illuminated me and offered spectacular customer service! If I could I would offer 10 stars!

Bought for mother in law she enjoys it

This book is a valuable read for any type of gardener. Well written with beautiful pictures

For a pretty and productive garden, you need to add this book to your gardening library. Enjoy the read, learn a lot.

I ordered this before spring planting and referred to it many times when I was ordering seeds. Great read!