This best-selling sequel to Carrots Love Tomatoes lists hundreds of herbs and flowers and explains how to combine them with other plants in the garden to maximize the health and yield of vegetables, berry bushes, and fruit and nut trees.
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“Fun to read and more interesting than many how to’s.â€
Publishers Weekly
“[Roses Love Garlic] is fascinating and makes interesting and useful reading.â€
Newsday
“Let Louis Riotte introduce you to hundreds of flowers and all their friends (and enemies, too.)
Countryside & Small Stock Journal
“…unlocks the secrets of companion gardening as well as other gardening lore.â€
Butler (Pa.) Eagle
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Let Louise Riotte Introduce You to Hundreds of Flowers and All Their Friends (and Enemies, Too!)
Companion planting is simply planning your garden to take advantage of the antural friendships between plants. In Roses Love Garlic you'll discover how flowers help or hinder nearby vegetables and other flowers.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Simply laid out, with quite a bit of text advice if you want to read it, but otherwise you are free to look through the book to find the plants you want to keep healthy (or start in your gardens) and their companions best suited to helping them stay healthy. I noticed an immediate difference from previous years when I hadn't done companion planting, and found my plants to be healthier, stronger and my vegetables to produce more vegetables!
I also have another of her books, "Carrots Love Tomatoes" and found it to be very beneficial as well.
Highly recommended, both for the casual gardener to avoid possible disappointment, and for the avid gardener, to increase yields and pleasure in your pass time :)
I also have another of her books, "Carrots Love Tomatoes" and found it to be very beneficial as well.
Highly recommended, both for the casual gardener to avoid possible disappointment, and for the avid gardener, to increase yields and pleasure in your pass time :)
By Hélène
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
This book reads like a trivia book on plants : Lots of plant entries with very interesting details on them but only an overview on each. Most of the time, details I would have found very important like zones (I live up north in Canada, zone is important) were left out. As it were, I had to do research on the side on plants that looked interesting to try.
Many subjects are overviewed in this book from general tips and techniques to natural dyes, cosmetics and fun gardening projects. There is a section on roses (and how they love garlic), one on vines, one on trees and shrubs, etc. The important qualificative here is 'overviewed'.
As for the 'companion planting' part the cover aludes too, details were sparse (11 pages in all specifically designed for this subject). If you wish for a book about companion planting, I much preferred Great Garden Companions by Sally Jean Cunningham. Nonetheless, there was value in this one : Did you know you can make a pillow out of hops for restful nights? Neither did I.
Many subjects are overviewed in this book from general tips and techniques to natural dyes, cosmetics and fun gardening projects. There is a section on roses (and how they love garlic), one on vines, one on trees and shrubs, etc. The important qualificative here is 'overviewed'.
As for the 'companion planting' part the cover aludes too, details were sparse (11 pages in all specifically designed for this subject). If you wish for a book about companion planting, I much preferred Great Garden Companions by Sally Jean Cunningham. Nonetheless, there was value in this one : Did you know you can make a pillow out of hops for restful nights? Neither did I.
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81 of 85 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
More about "Other Secrets" than "Companion Planting"
Oct 18 2001
By prussianette
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was a bit disappointed in this book. There were some references as to what plants complement each other, and what ones are used to repel certain insects, but those references were too few and buried deep within certain textual descriptions of various plants. Many, if not most, plant references did not even have companion planting information. Then there were the chapters referring to cosmetics, fragrances, and skin care that better belonged in a health and beauty aid book. I will be looking for a different book to supply my needs on companion planting--but this time will preview the book at a bookstore or library so I know what I am getting.
48 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Companion planting at its finest
May 25 2000
By Julia Phippen
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Format:Paperback
Roses Love Garlic is a great book for novice and experienced gardeners alike. For the beginning gardener, chapter 19 offers many sample garden plans for both small and large plots. The more experienced gardeners might enjoy chapters 12 and 13 which provide projects involve dried flowers and the use of natural dyes. My personal favorite is chapter 7, "Companion planting with flowers and herbs." This book is a must own for anyone interested in chemical free gardening.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as Practical as Corrots Love Tomatoes
Sep 18 2009
By Noelley B
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm an extremely practical gardener. My idea of a pretty flower is my eggplants blooming. Having read Carrots love Tomatoes, I was eager to get my hands on Roses as well, imagining all sorts of useful plants with flowers on them. But this book is actually about flowers, the ones people grow just because they're pretty. There's nothing wrong with beauty for beauty's sake, it's just not my style. This book definitely has information that I plan on using, and I highly recommend it for people who actually like flowers on their own.
I wish I could have met Louise Riotte, she seems such a fascinating person from her writings.
I wish I could have met Louise Riotte, she seems such a fascinating person from her writings.
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