Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) accordingly.

What do I put on the bottom of a raised garden bed? Design your raised bed garden layout to maximize sunlight and layer with a ground cloth, limestone, sand, organic matter, and garden soil.

Mulch is something that is applied to the soil surface. It can be organic (pine straw, bark, wood chips, leaves) or inorganic (black plastic, landscape fabric, synthetic pine straw, gravel). Its ...

Spring is here and with it come lawn care and perhaps thoughts of planting a garden. One of the ways to reduce household waste and help to create a nutrient-rich soil for those gardens ...

Fertilizers and compost are important additions to a garden. Fertilizers contain the big three—nitrogen for green growth, phosphorus for flowers and fruits, and potassium for the roots. Compost ...

It can be hard to resist on a sunny spring day, but don’t start digging in the garden too soon. “You can prevent a lot of problems from compacted soil if you wait a while,” said Spencer ...

I have recently started a new garden bed and was advised by a landscaping wholesaler to use a soil and mulch mix. When my fiancé showed up with the mix, it resembled mulch more than soil.