Placing suitable companion plants beside your potatoes can help them thrive and also improve the garden soil. For example, beans and peas replenish nitrogen absorbed by potatoes in their growth cycle.

Companion planting isn't just practical. It brings out the best in your garden. Think of it as a social network for plants, ...

As Mark Diacono explains in his new cookbook Herb: A Cook’s Companion, herbs are elevators which “carry other ingredients more deeply into the senses”. This means that even a small handful ...