Naturally, the next question to ask is what turf-hugging plants you should spend your gardening budget on. And the answer to that question is society garlic. This undeniably pretty plant makes a ...

Creating plant communities for mutual benefit is an old gardening tradition. Companion planting isn't ... that will then leave the cabbages alone. Garlic planted among roses will ward off aphids.

The shorter garlic fills in nicely around the bare stems of rose bushes. More important to the success of this companion planting, garlic is said to chase away aphids, spider mites and especially ...