Here are some things to do in the garden this week.

Because life isn’t all peas and carrots, companion planting is just as effective in your ornamental beds and borders as with your vegetables.

Vegetables. Chayote (Sechium edule), a member of the squash family, is one of the easiest vegetables to grow. You simply place a whole choyote — pale green and resembling a wrinkled, oversized ...