I thought of your disdain of wasted space that could be used for veggies and decided that a root crop would thrive in all that loose viable soil and have planted beets, radishes, parsnips and carrots there instead of my flowers. Later after last frost date, I will plant tomatoes and zucchini there also.<<<
My sister calls her flowers “soul food”, and I also admit the soul needs a few bright colors and healing at times with beauty.
There will be more bees in the garden with the right flowers, so mix a few in and along the borders.
LOL, you might guess that I drive a traditional farmer insane, with my mixed planting, weed that I like to eat and crooked rows.
Bill quit helping lay out my garden rows, when I objected to his perfect straight rows, that took more time to get straight, then it did to dig and plant.
He couldn’t deal with crooked rows, or my “contour plantings”, but had no problem eating the results.
I am so glad that you are planting, that is the main goal.
Never fear, as long as I can garden, I will have loads and loads of flowers. My heirloom bleeding heart, peonies and old fashioned tea roses have all been handed down for over 100 years and today I helped my daughter plant some of each, so they will continue for at least another generation.
Speaking of weeds that you like to eat, today I picked cow slips and in another couple of weeks, I will be picking fiddle head and dandelion greens. How my grandmother loved those first greens of the spring.