Companion Planting: For Happier Plants, Grow a Garden of Good Neighbors

Companion Planting: For Happier Plants, Grow a Garden of Good Neighbors
Nasturtiums are remarkably good at deterring aphids from neighboring plants such as beans. andre quinou/Shutterstock
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You know that friend that you just feel right with? You may not see them for weeks, months, or even years, but when you meet up, it’s as if you saw them just the day before. You go together like peaches and cream, tea and scones (that’s a British thing), or peanut butter and jelly (definitely American!). You compliment each other’s existences. You just fit.

Plants have such friends. To be honest, sometimes the friendship isn’t entirely altruistic and one may come out a little worse for wear from the relationship, but plants are decent souls. They don’t complain, get into shouting matches, or fight. They take it on the chin like the troopers they are.

 EJ Taylor
 EJ Taylor
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EJ Taylor is a UK-based environmental biologist, entomologist, and teacher with over 20 years of experience in working internationally. Ms. Taylor holds a fascination for the natural world and the relationships between species. Of particular interest are the effects of the natural environment on human well-being, mental health, and cognition. When not surrounded by nature, Ms. Taylor can be found creating artwork, cooking, pottering in the vegetable garden, or traveling (sometimes on a classic British motorcycle).
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