How to Landscape a Cornfield Into a New Yard

Dig a bed for your corn by turning over the earth or soil with a garden spade. Choose a place for the corn where it won't block out any sunlight for other plants. Corn does grow tall, so it is not a good idea to grow short vegetables or plants that need a lot of sunlight next to them. A north-facing bed or area of yard is ideal for a cornfield.

Sow the corn seed approximately 4 inches apart. If you are sowing in rows then the rows should be at least 25 inches apart. Corn is a fairly substantial plant and needs a good amount of room to grow. Growing corn in a clump or in a row is necessary for cross pollination.

Create a border around your flower beds to provide additional beauty and interest in the garden. You can use rocks or slate to edge the beds, or you can grow something like a Japanese box hedge. This hedge grows quickly and looks stunning when used to border flower beds and borders in the yard.

Remove some of the seedlings when they have started to grow, as you don't want your corn to be overcrowded. They should ideally be spaced around 12 inches apart so approximately two-thirds of those that were planted will need to come out.

Grow some good companion plants next to the corn. Companion plants can be melons, cucumbers and squashes. If interested in permaculture, you may want to try "the three sisters" approach. Plant corn, beans and squashes together; the beans use the corn as natural poles to climb up and the squashes spread out across the bed to reduce the amount of weeds and serve as a mulch.

Plant sunflowers in amongst the corn to create a dazzling and beautiful effect. Corn and sunflowers together look particularly good when planted up against a wall. They are both structural, which means they will help the garden "flow" between large structures like the house and the trees to smaller plants and flowers.