Companion planting is the practice of planting different types of plants near each other to benefit both the plants and the garden as a whole. The idea is that certain plants help each other grow, ...

A successful vegetable garden should not only contain vegetables. It should be a diverse planting scheme, or polyculture, that also includes herbs and a range of flowers. In an organic garden, ...

Perfect for a sunny garden, irises produce beautiful, stunning flowers from the late spring into the summer, depending on the ...

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Q: How does companion planting work? A: Companion planting has been around for a long time, so most of the early evidence was anecdotal in nature. Eventually, companion planting was scientifically ...

Some folks remember that jingle from a fad that started in 1970s, chia pets. Chia pets are clay figures of cows, dogs, etc., covered with moistened chia seeds that resemble hair or fur when they ...

Last week, our discussion centered on how plant selections can improve gardening efficiency. We can expand gardening efficiency further if we include companion planting in the mix. Companion planting ...

Companion planting, or planting different species near each other for their benefit, could be a key to a flourishing garden next spring, according to Skagit County Master Gardener Rae Barto. Barto ...

DEPENDING ON WHO you ask, companion planting is either a brilliant garden strategy or yet another case of horticulture hooey. History tells us that Native Americans combined plantings of beans, squash ...

My Sicilian grandmother always planted basil next to her tomatoes. She claimed the basil made the tomatoes taste sweeter. Grandma never spent time in the library researching scientific articles on ...