Transform your garden with kitchen scraps! Eggshells, tea leaves, and coffee grounds enrich soil, deter pests, and boost ...

Any time you install a new garden or lawn, it’s a good idea to test the soil. But it's also wise to regularly test the soil ...

Mulch can lighten a gardener's load by protecting plants, locking in moisture, and beautifying the space. But each type has ...

Using the right kind of charcoal in your garden can improve soil health, boost plant growth, and reduce waste. Biochar and ...

Oats, winter wheat, cereal rye, and barley are all cool-season soil-feeding cover crops. Their dense growth rate covers soil ...

There's good news and bad news about fixing rocky soil. The good news is that adding organic matter on top of your rocky soil will enable you to create a thriving garden. The bad news is that you will ...

It doesn't take a lot of space or special equipment to start a compost pile or bin at home. Composting benefits garden soil ...

Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...

Dear Doug – I have lots of posts and hooks on my patio from where I like to suspend hanging baskets. I pay attention to my sun versus shade situation so my baskets are hung in areas where they will ...

Planting for the cool season continues this week. Lettuce, kale and cabbage can be planted now and enjoyed later in the fall. These are also plants that can be left to grow through the winter, ...