There has been a movement in recent years to grow more naturally, organically and productively. This movement is companion planting. Many gardeners have moved away from stiff rows and wide walkways in their gardens. More and more people are creating beds full of different plants that “like” each other. But how does the average backyard gardener know what plants “like” each other? Louise Riotte has aided the quest to answer this question. I just finished reading one of her twelve (yes, twelve!) books on gardening, Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening.
Carrots Love Tomatoes is an excellent book. It can be read through like a novel or used as a reference book when planning your garden, flower bed or yard. Not only does Louise Riotte cover veggie gardens, but she revels the friendships of other plants including wild plants, herbs, trees, fruit bearing flora and grasses. She even gives ideas for garden designs! This book is going to stay in my library for ever and it will be taken off the shelf often to reference when planning my garden!
The best part of this book was that it didn't just say what plants grew well together, it told the reader what plants shouldn't be near each other. I cannot wait to get my hands on another one of Ms. Riotte’s books! God Bless!
