When people plant vegetable gardens, they often do not thinkabout using companion planting as a way to control insects andpromote plant growth. However, practicing companion planting is anexcellent way to get more out the plants in a garden landscape, andoften companion planting beautifies a garden as well.Tomatoes are easy to grow in many locations and they thrive ingarden planted among herbs like basil and oregano, parsley,marigolds, petunias, and geraniums. Each of these plants will helpmake a tomato garden look more like garden landscaping than just atomato patch. Marigolds are one of the most useful plants in gardenlandscaping because many insects do not like the smell ofmarigolds. The plant is also toxic to many insects.Peppers are an attractive plant to grow in the garden,especially