The old reliable, the nasturtium. One of those seeds that you know will become flowers no matter what else is happening in the garden. I've grown these trailing ones in every garden, starting with my very first raised beds from cinderblocks in my first home in the Rose City back in the early 2000s, and they are great in SO many ways. Not only do they obviously add a splash of sunshiny color, they are also great border plants, great edible additions to salads, fill in small areas (like holes in cinderblocks!) beautifully, and kick some arse in areas where trailing is also appreciated (I've got some getting ready to bloom in our rockery out front). The ducks don't mess with them either, so they can easily go in the backyard as well, where I'm experimenting with them in a few areas. These ones in the photo are actually growing at the base of my potted Concord grapes (another experiment I'll tell y'all more about soon enough) in our side yard garden, where I am hoping they'll eventually come trailing beautifully out of the pot and provide abundant color to bring in even more pollinators to this once gravel-heavy area.
PS - Did you know that nasturtiums are actually native to South America, brought up by the Spanish in the 16th century? Neither did I til this week!
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