• Plant container-grown trees and shrubs this month. Fall is generally the best time to plant. At this time, the plants have ...

Schanen says “compost improves almost every soil” by helping sandy soil retain water and lightening clay soil to help it ...

Learning how to prepare soil for winter is one of them – and right now, experts are warning that leaving soil bare over the ...

It's easy to think of soil as mere dirt, but it’s so much more complicated than that. If you garden, both the structure and ...

The need for seasonal garden cleanup can be a controversial subject. How much to do in autumn, and how much to leave for ...

Q: I want to cover a 30-by-100-foot garden in wood chips because it is on a slope, and the soil drains so fast that it has lost a lot of its nutrients. Where can I get free wood chips? — Merle Need, C ...

Summer heat leaves garden soils dry and thirsty, but the refreshing, cooler, misty days of autumn are just right for planting ...

There are several good reasons to tend a vegetable garden in the fall months, including the fact that it tends to require ...

Three thousand years ago, farmers in China nurtured their soil with a technique I am just now exploring. Those ancient ...

October is a time of garden transition. Summer ends and fall begins. Toward the middle of the month, when the air cools and ...

Now that cold weather is coming, it is time to move your plants inside for the winter. Here are some things to consider when ...

There is plenty of exciting fall color at your local nursery these days. There you will find fall-blooming salvias, cyclamen, primulas, violas, pansies and more.