Marigolds are beautiful and beneficial additions to your fruit and vegetable garden, but there's one mistake that can cause ...

Getting to grips with companion planting can be the key to success for a thriving garden. It entails pairing plants together that will protect each other from pests and encourage healthy growth.

Do tomatoes love basil but hate brussels sprouts? Traditional companion planting, which involves planting different types of plants together or in close proximity, makes many such statements, often ...

Companion planting isn't just about pest control. By combining plants carefully, plants can help each other in terms of providing nutrients in the soil, offering protection from wind or sun and ...

However, it may not just be production plants they’re aiming to sow. With the many benefits they can provide for a garden, companion plants may also appear on the sowing list. But what truly ...

Local farmer Ned Birkey offers home garden planning tips. Also, see what gardening workshops are coming up in Monroe County.

Counting down from the winter solstice to the spring equinox keeps me excited and optimistic for the season ahead. It also ...