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Companion Planting for Roses

August 23, 2012 / Kathryn Bafile / Companion Planting
Companion Planting for Roses

· Plant chives, garlic chives and garlic around the base of roses, citrus and fruit trees to discourage climbing insects.  Under roses, chives will improve the intensity of their perfume. · Plant a few clumps of feverfew near roses, as they will attract aphids away from the bushes. · Grow garlic randomly throughout the rose garden.  The cloves […]

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Companion Planting

August 23, 2012 / Kathryn Bafile / Companion Planting

Many plants, when grown next to other plants, improve the quality of those plants.  They may make the nearby plants grow bigger and stronger, help improve their flavour or repel insects.  Some plants provide shade for the others or help break up heavy soils with their root systems. Companion planting means that, in some way, […]

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