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    May 17, 2007
    Edible Flowers

    Have you ever eaten flowers? Well, if not, then you are missing a treat. You can have your garden and eat it too and I am not talking about vegetables.  It is possible to work beans such as the scarlet runner bean and other vegetables, as well as herbs, into a great landscape design.

    You can also choose from an array of edible flowers, pansies and violets, for example, give seasonal beauty and something extra for your salads and more ,both panises and violets can be candied.  The choices range far beyond these two annual beauties.

    Borage is one of my favourite plants. It is beautiful, bees buzz around it and it is easy to grow. The blue flowers taste
    great in a salad. You can also freeze the flowers in ice cubes for those hot summer night drinks.

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