Gardeners' World star Frances Tophill says that the answer to keeping your vegetables safe from pests is to plant a few 'companion' plants alongside them ...

The pepper companion plants featured here play various roles in the garden community, enhancing pepper yields through pest ...

One of the questions I have had over the years is, “Why would you want to mix two different plants in the same row?” When I started gardening back in Overton, I would plant each packet of seeds ...

Marigolds come in different colors, shapes, and sizes, and they range in height from 4 to 48 inches tall. Make sure to choose ...

Lots of flowers will trail or spill from containers in pink, white, red, or yellow. Use these cascading blooms to keep ...

Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

Colder climate gardeners may want to sow their seeds indoors in April, to transplant in May when the weather is more ...

Chives are one of the heartiest herbs I’ve ever seen. Even in the harsh winters of my hometown, Brooklyn, each spring our chives would resurrect from the frozen solid soil of a planter box on our ...

These last few years as a gardener, I’ve struggled with “weather whiplash”. I try to be flexible, however, even yoga hasn’t made me nimble enough to adjust to deluges of ...

Did you know that butterflies play a crucial role in our ecosystems These delicate creatures are not only a stunning sight ...

The two pack of Steel Plant Caddys from Costco will help you avoid lifting heavy plants to move them about, both inside and outside your home.