Learn how to Make a Garnish Garden in Containers and relish freshly picked colorful dressing for your dishes all year round!
When you Make a Garnish Garden in Containers, you have access to flavorful herbs, fresh edible flowers, juicy fruits, and organic vegetables, all of which can be used in various ways to make your cuisines look more beautiful and savorable while adding a dash of nutrition at the same time!
Check out our article on delicious soup garden in pots here
How to Grow Your Garnish in Containers
1. Edible Flowers
Edible flowers bring colors, fragrances, and flavors to not just cakes and desserts and salads but other recipes as well. You can grow Rose, Nasturtium, Pansy, Jasmine, Calendula, Dandelions, Sunflowers, and Hibiscus in your garnish garden.
Here are some of the best edible flowers for cakes and garnishing
2. Herbs
Herbs like Basil, Chives, Oregano, Rosemary, Parsley, Mint, Chervil, Cilantro, and Dill are used to accentuate the taste and appearance of the food. Grow the ones you use most in your small garnish garden to always have access to aromatic herbs for your meal.
Check out the names of the best cooking herbs here
3. Greens
Greens are also used to side-dress salads and add flavor to the cuisines with nutrition. Lettuce, microgreens, garlic greens, arugula, and endive are popularly used for garnishing.
Here are sotremendouseat leafy greens you can grow
4. Fruits
Strawberries, Apples, Kiwi, Lemon, Lime, Pineapple, and Grapes are used as a topping in many desserts and cakes. You can make thin slices for garnishing salads and other dishes to add a little flavor while making them colorful!
Check out our article on the best fruits to grow in pots here
5. Vegetables
You can also add vegetables for garnishing. Radishes, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Parsnip, and Carrots are some of the best for this purpose. You can either slice them or make small pieces and add them on top of the dishes or keep them on the side of the plate.
Other Plants for Garnish Garden in Containers
- Nasturtium: Rich in vitamins and minerals, it adds flavor and fragrance to your favorite dishes. Learn how to grow it in containers here.
- Scented Geranium: Grow geraniums in pots year-round for colors and scent in your cuisines.
- Marjoram: The distinct sweet-pungent aroma makes this herb an essential garnishing agent. Learn how to grow marjoram in containers here
- Rose: Provides bitter-sweet taste and fragrance to dishes. Here is how you can grow it in pots.
- Crabapple: Adds a slight sweet-sour taste. Check this post for growing it in pots.
- Fennel: It has a sweet scent and licorice-like flavor. Here is all you need to know about growing it in pots.
- Orange: Sweet and strong aroma with a signature citrusy taste. Check this article for growing it in containers.
- Blueberry: Adds a sour and sweet flavor to cakes and pastries. Here’s all you need to know about growing it in pots.
- Celery: You can use Celery leaves and stalk to garnivarious of dishes.
Some Additional Tips
- Always grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers without using any pesticides.
- Use young, tender leaves and flowers for the best flavors.
- Add new garnish to your diet in little quantity to identify any allergies.
- Rinse the plants gently in running water before consuming them.
