Maybe you’ve heard about soil amendments and have wondered what the term might mean for your garden. If you want to have lush flower beds or plenty of tomatoes and basil for caprese salad every night, ...

The conventional way that gardeners solve bad-soil trouble is by adding organic matter such as compost, leaves, grass clippings, and/or rotted manure – or bypassing in-ground planting altogether with ...

The condition of your soil affects how it will retain moisture after a rainstorm or irrigation. Learn why your soil still ...

Setting your garden up for a thriving spring filled with gorgeous blooms starts with some important soil enhancement in the ...

Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources needed are readily available and many are free at this time of the year. Start by putting fall leaves to work in ...

From yellow irises to river birch, many powerful (and unsurprising) garden plants can cleverly soak up rain and protect your ...

As any avid gardener knows, having the right soil in your garden is one of the most important steps in achieving healthy plant growth. Unfortunately, homeowners with heavy clay soil in their yards ...

A landscaping material commonly used on paths and driveways also happens to be the best addition to herb garden soil for ...

Garden season is right around the corner. During this “in-between” time, a good project would be to work on improving our garden soils. If you have containers, you might want to assess the soil in ...

What is 'no-till' gardening? Is it better for my garden than traditional digging and tilling every year or not? What are the advantages of this method and how can I start using it? This method of ...

Gardening can be frustrating if you don't have the rich soil your plants need. Here is how to enrich poor soil. More Americans than ever before are gardening. The National Gardening Association ...

After a photo of my vintage Ariens tiller ran in the local newspaper here in California, a friend announced that she had acute "tiller envy." I understood her perfectly because a good tiller can help ...