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 ...

Determining the best companion plants for the vegetables in my garden has been really confusing. Companion planting is one of those subjects which seems to motivate the creation of charts and ...

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.

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, ...

Companion planting can help you grow healthier and more productive plants without harsh pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. This gardening technique has been used for generations to naturally boost ...

Gemma is an experienced freelance writer who has spent the last five years focusing on expert-driven content relating to homes and gardens. She has contributed to several lifestyle publications ...

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, ...

Grow herbs and vegetables in the garden with this herb companion planting guide. Learn which herbs to plant together for a maximum yield. The Homesteader’s Herbal Companion (Lyons Press, 2018) by Amy ...

Think of how many different kinds of plants grow in a forest or any uncultivated area. Such environments contain a large variety of plants, animals, and insects. Plants thrive in biodiversity. A ...

Planting the right companions with zucchini helps it grow better, stay healthy, avoid pests naturally, and more. Zucchini grows best near beans, peas, and herbs like basil because they help the plant ...

Broccoli is a popular cool-weather plant and a wonderful addition to any vegetable garden. Like many other cruciferous vegetables, pests like to munch on young broccoli seedlings throughout maturity, ...