When arranging your companion plants, consider their growth habits and how they’ll interact with one another. For example, planting taller plants on the north side of your garden will ensure they don’t cast shade on the smaller plants to their south. For example, these good insects eat other bugs, such as aphids that love to eat olive tree leaves. Here is an olive grove in Kalamata naturally underplanted with beautiful daisies – one of the most popular wildflowers to enjoy Attracted dragonflies and other right insects help to pollinate olive trees and increase fruit yield Yarrow

Bulbs are annual plants that bloom during spring and summer, whereas they become dormant in winter. The good thing about bulbs is that they use collected space and have huge stunning flowers. Bulbs will add brilliant color to your garden throughout the spring or summer and is a great companion to olive trees. SucculentsLarger, mature olive trees will happily take centerstage where there is plenty of space to show them off. They are also a good fit with other Mediterranean-inspired design projects – think landscaping with pebbles or landscaping with gravel– as well as naturally slotting alongside water feature ideas. Nitrogen fixers are an essential group of plants to include in an olive tree guild. These plants, such as legumes like beans and peas, can take nitrogen from the air and convert it into a form that plants in the soil can use. By planting nitrogen fixers in your olive tree guild, you can increase the amount of nitrogen available to the olive tree and other plants in the guild. Our pair of olive trees in pots are a pleasure for the senses; they have evergreen leaves year-round, small cream blossoms in the spring and with lots of hot, sunny weather the trees may produce some small olive fruits that will ripen in autumn. Olive trees are low maintenance and slow-growing, ideal for small gardens and busy gardeners. Yarrow is a medical herb that treats minor wounds, reduces fever, and attracts lacewings and ladybugs, which feed on aphids. Yarrow offers multiple benefits for your olive trees, including improving soil fertility, attracting pollinators, and repelling pests. By incorporating these pest-repelling plants into your garden, you can help protect your plants from unwanted pests without the need for harmful chemical pesticides. Plus, many of these plants are easy to grow and can simultaneously add beauty and fragrance to your garden! Companion plants may protect olive trees from unwanting insects and pests 2. Attractors

A wonderful long-lived evergreen tree, Olives like warm dry summers in a sunny protected area and therefore are often kept in pots in Britian although they can be planted out in warmer protected areas, younger olives need more protection in harsh winters. Plant parsley about 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 cm) away from your olive trees, in a location with full sun to partial shade. Parsley prefers moderate watering to stay healthy and vigorous. Parsley is a widely cultivated herb suitable to grow next to olive trees or anywhere in your garden. They look so exotic and Mediterranean though, you should grow them anyway. Olives are low maintenance, easy to grow and very slow growing - ideal for small gardens or busy gardeners. Great value and will add a touch of class to your patio. Our Twisted Olive Tree Gift is particularly ornate. Its twisted stem adds shape, character, and sophistication to any garden.

Feeding your Olive tree

You can balance and harmonize your landscape’s colors, sizes, and leaf shapes by selecting the right plant combinations for your olive trees. Indeed, combining plants in a garden is an art that rewards you with a magical view. Sounds pretty amazing, right? Bring a warm Mediterranean feel to your garden this summer with this fantastic standard olive bush. These well-established plants have been professionally grown with a wonderful ball of foliage aloft an elegant stem. While environmental factors and nutrient deficiencies can contribute to these issues, given that you’re in the wonderful Mediterranean climate of Malta and assuming your tree has been properly fertilized, my primary suspect would be the watering schedule. I’d recommend paying close attention to this aspect of your tree’s care.

Plant petunias about 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 cm) away from your olive trees in a sunny spot. Moderate watering will keep petunias healthy and thriving. This olive tree in a container looks gorgeous – it is planted next to different colored flowers with pink color petunias. When plants are placed too closely together, they compete for valuable resources such as sunlight, water, and nutrients. This competition can lead to stunted growth, reduced yields, and even unhealthy plants more susceptible to pests and diseases. The olive is an outdoor tree with slivery green leaves and fruits. A young tree will live happily inside in a cool light room but will prefer a sunny, sheltered spot outdoors at least in summer. Space yarrow about 2 to 3 feet (60 to 90 cm) apart from your olive trees, and ensure it has full sun exposure. Yarrow is drought-tolerant and requires moderate watering. Yarrow plant is easy to grow and well adaptable, has a medical purpose. Dill or Fennel If you are looking for a Mediterranean native herb plant, then oregano must be your choice. There is no authentic Greek dish without oregano, so this herb is valued by every Greek family and grows everywhere: under the olive tree, in pots indoors, or the kitchen.Planting is best done in late spring, both in the ground and pots as the olive is given time to acclimatise although fleece should be used if there is a cold spell. Pottered Olives can be kept in an unheated greenhouse during the cold months and brought out when the weather warms up. Spring is also a good time to top-dress the Olive with a slow-release fertiliser, together with keeping the surface weed-free to allow the water and feed to flow through. Plant nasturtiums about 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 cm) away from your olive trees and provide full sun exposure. Nasturtium is drought-tolerant and requires moderate watering.