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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Looking for a companion planting garden layout? Check out this guide to raised row gardening and get all the info you need to start companion planting. The guide below will provide you with ...

Companion planting is an old gardening method that’s getting a lot more attention these days, and for good reason. It’s all about growing certain plants near each other so they can help one another ...

This Gardening News column is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. Have you ever experienced a ...