Clay soil is found in many American gardens, but it isn't a hospitable home for all plants. If you're preparing your garden for summer, or want to grow flowers or vegetables, you might struggle. There ...

I was one of only two kids in my Singapore state school to join the gardening club. Yes, I was deeply uncool from a very early age. After lessons each day, we had to move around great sacks of sand ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - At Akin’s Nursery in Shreveport, owner Jennifer McGimsey says one of the biggest challenges local gardeners face is right under their feet: Northwest Louisiana’s heavy clay soil.

Of the tests to do before planting in your garden, a drainage test is among the best (and easiest). Try this quick drainage ...

As any avid gardener knows, having the right soil in your garden is one of the most important steps in achieving healthy plant growth. Unfortunately, homeowners with heavy clay soil in their yards ...

It's difficult enough to garden in heavy clay soil, but when that soil is on a slope, you face a double whammy of gardening challenges. Slopes are both hard to mow and hard to water. Worse, slopes are ...

Discover the trick to amending dense clay soil with landscape designer Leah Churner. What’s the trick to amend dense clay soil? Landscape designer Leah Churner explains how compost, leaf mold and ...

Most gardeners know that success depends on many factors: You can’t grow a sun-loving plant in a shady area, for example. And a shrub that loves wet places won’t do well in dry soil. But the most ...

Colder weather continues lingering in our area and will be around for at least two more weeks, according to several 30-day weather forecast sites! Spring could be near at hand, as a couple extended ...