Companion planting is simply planning your garden to take advantage of the natural friendships between plants. In Roses Love Garlic you’ll discover how flowers help or hinder nearby vegetables and other flowers.
Louise Riotte (1909-1998) was one of North America’s most beloved gardeners. Her warm, witty writings on companion planting and gardening lore are American folk wisdom at its finest. Riotte wrote 12 books in her lifetime, including Carrots Love Tomatoes.
Use the companion-planting ideas as starting points for observation, not as universal pest-control promises. Plant relationships change with climate, spacing, soil, irrigation, and the specific pest involved. Choose companions with compatible growing needs, leave enough airflow around roses and vegetables, and monitor results over a full season. When a serious disease or insect problem appears, identify it before choosing cultural, biological, or label-directed controls.
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