Every child’s dream is encapsulated in the imagery behind Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Dare I say it, there maybe a few of us adults who wouldn’t pass up the idea either. To walk through your garden picking sugared roses, bubblegum toadstools and water your plants from the chocolate river sounds a little far-fetched, but still delicious, for even the most imaginative.

Create a Chocolate Garden With These Chocolate-y Plants

Fortunately, it is possible to have a chocolate garden that won’t melt on a hot day and will still tempt you beyond your wildest dreams. And, you won’t even add a scrap of cellulose to those trimmed Weight-Watcher thighs.

In fact, anyone can have a chocolate garden. All it takes is a bunch of plants and flowers with their rich chocolate hues to turn your landscape into one beautiful taste extravaganza. Here’s a few to whet your tastebuds;

• Chocolate Mint
• Chocolate Delphiniums
• Chocolate Zantedeschia (‘Hot Chocolate’ Calla)
• Chocolate Cherry Sunflower
• Chocolate Cosmos Flower
• Phormium “Chocolate Fingers”
• Akebia Quinata Chocolate vine
• Delphinium Curiosities
• Chocolate Lily
• Chocolate Echeveria
• Ajuga Chocolate Chip Bugleweed
• Heucheria Chocolate Ruffles
• Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosm ‘Chocolate’

…too name a few. And then there’s all the fruit and vegetables that come in chocolate as well…

• Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes
• Chocolate Capsicum
• Chocolate Sapote

But if you’re looking for a way to pull all this together and have a complete chocolate garden you might find some inspiration from the Chocolate Flower Farm. The farm is closed during the winter but open to the public for the other three seasons.

Photo source: mikebaird