Cheery marigolds are a powerful companion in the vegetable garden. They secrete a substance through their roots that helps control nematodes, a microscopic soil pest. Companion plants are the flowers, ...

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 ...

Between pests, weeds, fertilizers and fungus, organic gardening can be a challenge. Once you’ve tried it, you soon realize why it can be so expensive in the grocery store. However, some people swear ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Growing a thriving garden takes time, effort, and plenty of patience, but there are a few things you can ...

The Garden Planner team spent months researching the best companion planting combinations for your garden. The result: A fantastic new companion planting feature that makes companion planting a cinch.

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 ...

Companion planting may be new to you, but humans have been doing it for centuries. I learned in high school the Iroquois and the Cherokee taught the settlers how to companion plant using the three ...

We've identified two companions for your ice plant ground cover that have stunning complementary blooms and thrive in similar ...

You can plant certain types of plants together that may be beneficial to each other. This is called companion gardening. Companion planting involves placing plants that can benefit from one another ...

"I didn't know that." Gardener reveals simple hack to protect veggies from hungry bugs: 'Great idea' first appeared on The ...

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 ...