Everyone's heard of clay soil, but do you really know what it is? If your garden beds are clay, here's what you need to know ...

If you have a big garden or soil to improve before installing a lawn, cover crops are an alternative to hauling lots of ...

With their attractive white or lavender blooms, hostas are surprisingly low maintenance. These tend to cope well in any soil type including clay, and prefer for their roots to stay moist. Hostas are ...

If you’re planning a new garden, you should start with good soil. After all, soil is the medium of life for plants, providing a place for roots to spread out and take up water and nutrients.

The highly respected Tuscan wine producer Grattamacco showcases a vertical of their Super Tuscan red wine with the underrated vintages being the elegant standouts.

Ideal soils for agriculture are balanced in contributions from mineral components (sand: 0.05–2 mm, silt: 0.002–0.05 mm, clay: 0.002 mm), soil organic matter (SOM), air, and water. The ...

Loamy soil is light and easy to dig and is naturally high in nutrients Chalky soil - typical of south-east England, chalky soil is very shallow, full of clumps of white chalk or flint and is very ...

Find out what types of oak trees are best for your growing conditions, from dry to wet, and sandy to clay soil.

Most common fertilizers include a mix of the three biggest nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Fortunately, there ...

But some plants, such as azaleas, rhododendrons, blueberries, white potatoes and conifer trees ... problem is affected by a number of factors, including soil pH, texture (amount of sand, silt and clay ...

More and more gardeners are adding native plants to their landscapes. These plants provide more than beautiful flowers for us ...