{"id":7948,"date":"2025-06-04T14:34:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.varietatslocals.org\/?p=7948"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:34:06","slug":"benefits-of-incorporating-flowers-and-aromatic-plants-into-the-summer-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/beneficis-dincorporar-flors-i-plantes-aromatiques-a-lhort-destiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of incorporating flowers and aromatic plants into the summer garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cultivate flowers and aromatic plants in the urban or organic garden<\/strong> is a smart strategy to improve crop health, attract beneficial insects, and naturally prevent pests. Whether you have a large garden or a small one, vegetable garden on terrace or balcony<\/strong>, these species are essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article we explain the benefits of incorporating flowers and aromatics<\/a> in the summer garden<\/strong>, which plants to choose and how to place them so that they work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc1d 1. They attract useful pollinators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bees, butterflies and hoverflies are essential for pollination of crops such as tomatoes, zucchini or peppers<\/strong>. Incorporate flowers like perpetua, carnation or chamomile<\/strong> increases the presence of these beneficial insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd38 Direct improvement<\/strong>: more pollination \u2192 more fruits \u2192 more harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc1e 2. They naturally repel pests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some aromatic plants keep away pests such as aphids, whiteflies or ants<\/strong> thanks to its essential oils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plague<\/th>Repellent aromatic plant<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Aphid<\/td>Basil, mint<\/td><\/tr>
Whitefly<\/td>Sage, rosemary<\/td><\/tr>
Ants<\/td>Mint, thyme<\/td><\/tr>
Fungi<\/td>Chives, garlic, onion<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Include aromatics in your organic garden<\/strong> reduces the need for chemical treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udf3f 3. They promote the biodiversity of the garden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flowers and aromatics act as shelter and food for natural predators<\/strong> such as spiders, ladybugs and small birds, which naturally control pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd38 More biodiversity = more resilient and sustainable garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udf31 4. They are companion plants that improve the crop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A certain combination of plants improves the development of vegetables. This is what is called crop association<\/strong> or companion plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vegetable<\/th>Companion plant<\/th>Benefit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Tomato<\/td>Alphabet<\/a><\/td>Repel aphids<\/td><\/tr>
Cabbage<\/td>Capuchin<\/td>Attracts aphids and protects cabbage<\/td><\/tr>
Carrot<\/td>Chamomile<\/td>Attracts beneficial insects<\/td><\/tr>
Lettuce<\/td>Chives<\/td>Helps prevent fungus<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83c\udf38 5. They make the garden more beautiful and pleasant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One vegetable garden with flowers<\/strong> is visually more attractive and also more relaxing<\/strong>. Also, you can harvest some to make bouquets, infusions or to decorate dishes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd38 Examples: calendula flower, coriander flowers, chamomile, nasturtium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udca7 6. How to incorporate them correctly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Plant them between vegetables or on edges<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Combine annual flowers (such as carnation)<\/strong> with perennials (rosemary, thyme)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • In small gardens, take advantage of vertical spaces or hanging pots<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    \ud83c\udf1e The best flowers and aromatics for the summer garden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Aromatic plants<\/th>Useful flowers<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Alphabet<\/td>Perpetual<\/td><\/tr>
    Parsley<\/td>Borage<\/td><\/tr>
    Thyme<\/td>Capuchin<\/td><\/tr>
    Rosemary<\/td>Carnation<\/td><\/tr>
    Sage<\/td>Cosmos<\/td><\/tr>
    Chives<\/td>Chamomile<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    \u2705 Conclusions: why put flowers and aromatics in your garden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Helps control pests<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Attracts pollinators<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Improves production<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • It brings color and biodiversity<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • It is useful both in large gardens and on balconies or pots.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Cultivar flors i plantes arom\u00e0tiques a l\u2019hort urb\u00e0 o ecol\u00f2gic \u00e9s una estrat\u00e8gia intel\u00b7ligent per millorar la salut del cultiu, atraure insectes \u00fatils i evitar plagues de manera natural. Tant si tens un hort gran com un hort en terrassa o balc\u00f3, aquestes esp\u00e8cies s\u00f3n imprescindibles. En aquest article t\u2019expliquem els beneficis d’incorporar flors i […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":7949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrades-del-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varietatslocals.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}