Tribune Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden ...

Perennials are the stalwarts of flower beds. These reliable plants perform year after year, filling gardens with colorful ...

Cultivating avocado trees is a gratifying experience for any green thumb. These subtropical beauties need just the right ...

uncovering its properties and what types of plants grow in it. Peat is a unique type of soil formed over thousands of years ...

As the days grow shorter and temperatures begin to dip, it’s time for gardeners in Marin County to prepare for winter.

Choose shrubs, trees and perennials that thrive in wet soil. Trees and shrubs that do well in moist conditions include salix, cornus, betula, sambucus, liquidambar, ash and amelanchier.

Excess rain caused by climate change could be linked to challenges with growing Christmas trees in Vermont.

It's rarely waterlogged in winter or dry in summer and supports a wide range of plants. Loamy soil is light and easy to dig and is naturally high in nutrients Chalky soil - typical of south-east ...

However, in waterlogged soils, their use can exacerbate this problem by retaining more water in the soil. Some plants that are hardy in wet soils include taro (Colocasia esculenta), Umbrella Palm ...

This week’s myth concerns using lime to eliminate moss in our soil. Mosses grow well in acidic ... Mosses prefer wet, shady conditions. They are usually found in woodland areas where the ground ...

In both dry and wet future climate projections, the model predicted that forests with more diffuse-porous trees would have more water loss and less streamflow, as well as a decreased ability to ...

“It’s either way too wet or way too dry. They like a lot of sun ... So, we’re looking at what the soil is like and where to plant these different trees that we’re getting,” said Nigel Manley of the ...