The key to growing a successful garden is being diligent about planning. While you may like the way a plant looks in one area of your yard, it doesn't necessarily mean that's where the greenery will ...

Companion planting is a method of gardening that involves placing plants close together for mutual benefit. It’s a permaculture tactic and a practice as old as agriculture itself. Using this method ...

There is a lot of choice when it comes to growing squash. That includes picking from the many varieties, with different shapes, sizes, and colors, deciding whether to grow in the ground or containers, ...

Marigolds are beautiful, beneficial plants that deter pests and attract pollinators. Because of their many helpful traits, marigolds make the ideal companion plant for numerous flowers, vegetables, ...

Q: I have been reading about how some plants do better if planted together. Is there truly a benefit to companion planting? Is there any scientific basis for the charts on companion planting? A: Yes, ...

It’s a fact of life that certain things are infinitely better when paired together: wine and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, chips and guacamole. But this logic doesn’t apply solely in the kitchen.

Companion planting is the practice of growing one plant to assist a different plant as part of a community of plants. Fruits, vegetables and herbs can be more productive and resilient when each plant ...

If you're thinking about growing your own produce this year, consider an organic growing technique called companion planting. Companion planting uses flowers and veggies working together as the kind ...

Walking through the Main Street Community Garden you will see many iterations of a well-tended vegetable garden, neat rows of carrots and beets, perfect heads of cabbage. And then there are gardens ...

The gavel was passed from Art of Gardening Club’s Past President Cathy Siwek to Pat Edwards, moving up from vice president on ...