On Gardening: What you've heard may work, but they've never been proven

I've heard about "good companion" plants, which help each other out. They are is supposed to work well in vegetable gardens. Does this really work? If it does, what are some of the combinations?

Guru asks: what will your garden grow?

At heart, Alison Gross is a teacher. Gross created Gardening Guru, what she calls a consultant-style business, to help black and green thumbs alike

Fresh herbs from garden are flavorful, attractive

If you want to expand your gardening skills and your culinary skills and tickle your taste buds, think about growing more herbs.

Barbara Lynch's new bar is open

Yesterday was Drink's opening night. The basement level bar is an old warehouse space of brick and wood beams,...

Sage advice: Grow your herbs

  OK, show of hands. How many of you are taking my advice from last year and are growing your own herbs?For those of you who are, aren't you happy you do this? What could be better than the feeling you get when you read a recipe and it says, "Add 1 tablespoon fresh oregano," and you can. Doesn'...