Along with herbs, grow some edible flowers, including pansies and chive blossoms. Edible flowers are a tasty addition to salads and baked goods.
Some blooms taste like vegetables, others have a sweet, licorice flavor.
These trees grow wild in some parts of the Northeast. If you eat blossoms from cultivated apples, make sure they haven't been sprayed yet. They also work well as a pretty pink and white garnish. Balm is a hardy perennial. The red flowers have a minty flavor, as Monarda is a member of the mint family.