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These are the top 5 flowers that I plant in all my clients' vegetable gardens to get more production, less pests, more beauty. Snapdragons are frost tolerant. You can plant these right at the start of spring. They'll last all through a mild summer into the fall. These need to be planted next to brassicas like broccoli, kale, and cauliflower. These blooms are one of the first flowers for bees in the early spring. Marigolds' leaves and flowers put off a strong scent that deters aphids, whiteflies, and nematodes. You want to plant these next to tomatoes, peppers, squash, zucchini, They are not frost tolerant, but they will last you all through the summer and protect your plants too. Pansies are one of the easiest things to grow in the spring and the fall. They will fill in all the empty spaces around the corners of your beds, and bonus, they're edible. Calendula lasts almost year-long in the garden. You plant these by seed in early spring, and these are a trap crop. They trap the bad guys. You want to plant them next to any of your brassicas and leafy greens. You can also plant them next to tomatoes, peppers, squash, zucchini, and melons. Zinnias are the easiest cut flower to grow. You can plant them directly by seed After your frost has passed, these are awesome for bringing in butterflies and bees to help your fruiting plants produce more fruit. So plant them next to tomatoes, peppers, all of your melons, all of your gourds, anything you want to fruit, plant a zinnia next to it. We're giving zinnia seeds away for free in the caption.