Spinach is a hugely popular crop to grow, with its quick-growing leaves that are packed with nutrients. There are a lot of beneficial companion plants for spinach that gardeners can take advantage of ...

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, ...

Grow sweet alyssum to provide nectar for hoverflies, which feed on aphids. Each spring, I grow legions of onions and shallots from seed, and my biggest challenge is keeping them weeded. Last year, I ...

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.

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 ...

Any lettuce harvest can be ruined by picking leaf after leaf riddled with holes from hungry pests. That nightmare scenario can be avoided by using lettuce companion plants to deter a host of potential ...

Small garden with flowers, herbs and companion vegetables. Companion planting creates communities of plants that help each other to thrive naturally. It’s a way of gardening organically, and ...

Companion planting is a technique of growing certain plants near each other for mutual benefit. Companionship is determined by how each plant grows, or what insects or pollinators they deter or ...

When you're planning your vegetable garden this year, consider the power of companion planting. Some plants, when grown together, actually help each other thrive. Others barely tolerate the company of ...

As you plant flowers in the vegetable garden, play with colors and textures as the author does in her beautiful central California edible landscape. Grow a profusion of pollen- and nectar-rich blooms ...