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, ...

Mulch can be a threat to your garden's micro-environment, getting in the way of bees and other organisms. Low-growing plants ...

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 ...

If you want to repel aggravating garden pests without toxic pesticides, one gardener shared a natural solution that’ll banish hornworms for good. Hinds uses borage as a companion plant for her ...

British gardeners eager for colour after a sparse winter can transform their gardens quickly by planting seven fast-growing flowers.