It’s a pollinator magnet and an excellent companion plant!

Five essential steps to successful early-season sowings of vegetables and flowers, as picked by a pro horticulturist who ...

With careful planning, successive plantings can provide a near year-round supply of carrots. Photo / 123rf Kem Ormond is a features writer for The Country. She’s also a keen gardener. This week, she’s ...

Dear Helen: Is it true that parsley planted with carrots will repel the rust fly from the carrots? A friend claims that planting parsley seedlings one metre apart in a carrot row has kept the flies ...

This reader’s photo shows a hibiscus plant where both aphids and spider mites are present, as indicated by the webbing and the aphids caught in it. Thoroughly washing plants can dislodge many pests, ...

On a sunny fall morning, a dozen people kneel in the freshly turned earth of a carrot patch, chatting as they unearth the bright orange vegetables. Working as a team, they sort the carrots into ...