Clay soil is notoriously difficult to garden with. But it's still possible to grow an apple or pear tree in a clay-soil yard ...

I'm digging a hole to plant a new evergreen, and I've discovered that the soil is extremely heavy with clay. What could be added to the clay soil to make it conducive to good root growth?

I am doing some tree planting at home and wanted a recommendation on what to use to amend the soil that I fill the planting hole with to give the trees a good start. My garden has a heavy clay ...

This tree provides clusters of white flowers in spring, and small, dark berries in fall. It tolerates clay soil and won't ...

It’s easy to take soil for granted, but what an impact it has on our trees, shrubs, lawns and gardens. Soil is the main vehicle by which plant roots absorb water and nutrients, and it keeps ...

A tree growing in USDA zones 5 to 9 will have the best chance of thriving, which of course means it has the best chance of handling clay soil well. And improving your odds is what growing in clay ...

It’s important that tree roots expand and establish in the native soil.Soil properties are extremely difficult to change with an amendment of any kind.

These include girdling roots, planting too deep, digging too narrow of a planting hole, amending backfill soil and incorrect watering, usually overwatering.

However, if you have to grow stone fruit in clay soil, you can elevate the trees and plant them into mounds made from a good soil mix. “The mix should be two parts clay or clay loam, two parts ...

In water-saturated soil, plant roots actually drown from lack of air. Since you have a lot of clay in your soil, you might want to consider making a raised mound of soil and planting the laurels ...

Avocados are notoriously hard to grow particularly in heavy soil (clay). This video shows a great example of how to plant an ...

End of March is the beginning of the main planting season here in south-central Pennsylvania, a time when it’s fine to start planting most trees, shrubs, evergreens, and perennial flowers.