This classic has now taught generations of gardeners how to use the natural benefits of plants to protect and support each other. Here is a reader's complete reference to which plants nourish the soil, which keep away bugs and pests, and which plants just don't get along. Here is a complete guide to using companion planting to grow a better garden. Includes a chapter on poisonous plants, giving scientific names, common names, and parts found to be poisonous.

Rev. ed. of: Secrets of companion planting. c1975.

Vegetables -- Herbs -- Wild -- Plants -- Grasses, Grains, and Field Crops -- First Steps for Home Fruit Growing -- Nuts -- Ornamental Trees and Shrubs -- Garden Techniques -- Soil Improvement -- Pest Control -- Poisonous Plants -- Garden Plans - Sources.