width=”550″ height=”367″ /> In my area today was the first day for our local farmers market. As you can see from the picture above I picked up some asparagus, spinach, lettuce and a few yams. Well I also picked up some kettle corn for the kids and some fresh flowers for my wife…I did pass on some leeks, Swiss chard, bak choy (plenty growing in my garden) as well…
width=”500″ height=”333″ /> Ecological garden designers often look to the native plant communities in their region to see which plants grow together naturally, in order to help determine suitable plant combinations for their designs. This is because many plants that grow together actually benefit each other. It’s an excellent strategy, and yet plants need not have evolved together in order to get these benefits… What Is Companion Planting? Companion…