According to Flowerdew, the key to successful organic gardening is working with nature, rather than against it, to get your plants to thrive. This practice is called companion planting, and it is explained in this volume with a style that is both no-nonsense and reader-friendly. Topics range from plants that compete for nutrients to plants that enrich their soil for future crops. Gardeners of all levels will learn from Companion Planting and their gardens will benefit from happy and healthy plants. Bob Flowerdew has gardened organically for over thirty years and is a regular panelist on the BBC Radio R’s Gardener’s Question Time . In addition to this series, he is the author of six other books on organic gardening. He lives in England.