Possible ideas: pizza garden (all the veggies to make pizza), pollinator garden (plants that attract specific pollinators), rainbow garden (shape and colors), labyrinth garden (the beds/paths arranged in a labyrinth), purple garden (different veggies that are all purple), space garden (what would you want with you to eat in space), three sisters garden (corn, beans, squash), native plant garden.
Also think about other needs of your plants, such as the amount of light and water they receive and the amount of space they require. Your plants will be happiest if they are in the company of other plants that have similar needs for light and water, and different needs for space so they don't crowd each other.
Draw your garden beds and fill them in with your plants! Imagine how you'd like to walk through your garden, what shapes you might want your beds to be. Do you want a comfy place to sit? A body of water? Special spots for bugs and animals?
The final, and sometimes the toughest, step!
Based on The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible by Edward C. Smith
Plant | Garden Friends | Garden Adversaries |
Asparagus |
Basil, nasturtium, parsley, tomato |
Garlic, onion |
Bean, bush |
Beet, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, leek, marigold, parsnip, pea, potato, radish, rosemary, strawberry, sunflower |
Basil, fennel, kohlrabi, onion family |
Bean, pole |
Carrot, cauliflower, chard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, marigold, pea, potato, rosemary, strawberry |
Basil, beet, cabbage, fennel, kohlrabi, onion family, radish, sunflower |
Beet |
Bush bean, cabbage family, corn, leek, lettuce, onion, radish |
Mustard, pole bean |
Broccoli |
Beet, bush bean, carrot, celery, chard, cucumber, dill, kale, lettuce, mint, nasturtium, onion family, oregano, potato, rosemary, sage, spinach, tomato |
Pole and snap beans, strawberry |
Brussels sprout |
Beet, bush bean, carrot, celery, cucumber, lettuce, nasturtium, onion family, pea, potato, radish, spinach, tomato |
Kohlrabi, pole bean, strawberry |
Cabbage |
Beet, bush bean, carrot, celery, cucumber, dill, kale, lettuce, mint, nasturtium, onion family, potato, rosemary, sage, spinach, thyme, tomato |
Pole bean, strawberry |
Cantaloupe |
Corn |
Potato |
Carrot |
Bean, brussels sprout, cabbage, chive, leaf lettuce, leek, onion, pea, pepper, red radish, rosemary, sage, tomato |
Celery, dill, parsnip |
Cauliflower |
Beet, bush bean, carrot, celery, cucumber, dill, kale, lettuce, mint, nasturtium, onion family, potato, rosemary, sage, spinach, tomato |
Pole bean, strawberry |
Celery |
Bush bean, cabbage family (especially cauliflower), leek, parsley, pea, tomato |
Carrot, parsnip |
Corn |
Beet, bush bean, cabbage, cantaloupe, cucumber, morning glory, parsley, pumpkin, squash |
Tomato |
Cucumber |
Bush bean, cabbage family, corn, dill, eggplant, lettuce, nasturtium, pea, radish, sunflower, tomato |
Potato, sage |
Eggplant |
Bush bean, pea, pepper, potato |
None |
Kale |
Beet, bush bean, cabbage, celery, cucumber, lettuce, nasturtium, onion, potato, spinach, tomato |
Pole bean |
Kohlrabi |
Beet, bush bean, celery, cucumber, lettuce, nasturtium, onion, potato, tomato |
Pole bean |
Leek |
Beet, bush bean, carrot, celeriac, celery, onion, parsley, tomato |
Bean, pea |
Lettuce |
Everything, especially carrot, garlic, onion family, radish |
None |
Onion family |
Beet, cabbage family, carrot, kohlrabi, leek, early lettuce, parsnip, pepper, spinach, strawberry, tomato, turnip |
Asparagus, bean, pea, sage |
Parsley |
Asparagus, corn, tomato |
None |
Parsnip |
Bush bean, garlic, onion, pea, pepper, potato, radish |
Caraway, carrot, celery |
Pea |
Bean, carrot, celery, chicory, corn, cucumber, eggplant, parsley, radish, spinach, strawberry, sweet pepper, turnip |
Onion family |
Pepper |
Carrot, eggplant, onion, parsnip, pea, tomato |
Fennel, kohlrabi |
Potato |
Bush bean, cabbage family, corn, eggplant, marigold, parsnip, pea |
Cucumber, pumpkin, raspberry, rutabaga, squash family, sunflower, tomato, turnip |
Pumpkin |
Corn, eggplant, nasturtium, radish |
Potato |
Radish |
Bean, beat, cabbage family, carrot, chervil, corn, cucumber, leaf lettuce, melon, nasturtium, parsnip, pea, spinach, squash family, sweet potato, tomato |
Hyssop |
Rutabaga |
Nasturtium, onion family, pea |
Potato |
Spinach |
Cabbage family, celery, legumes, lettuce, onion, pea, radish, strawberry |
Potato |
Squash |
Celeriac, celery, corn, dill, melon, nasturtium, onion, radish |
Potato |
Strawberry |
Bean, borage, lettuce, onion, pea, spinach |
Cabbage family |
Tomato |
Asparagus, basil, bee balm, bush bean, cabbage family, carrot, celery, chive, cucumber, garlic, head lettuce, marigold, mint, nasturtium, onion, parsley, pepper, marigold |
Dill, fennel, pole bean, potato |
Turnip |
Onion family, pea |
Potato |
On the corner of 25th Ave S and S. Walker, next to the 2100 Building