Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...

Clay soil holds excess water and compacts easily, making it not easy to grow anything. However, with proper treatment and care, you can still have a beautiful lawn on your clay ground. To help you ...

Is wood best to build a raised garden? Metal? Stone? Here is everything you need to know about making your own raised garden.

We have spent tons of hours interviewing experts and tiller manufacturers and trying tillers at our own garden, all in an effort to zero in on the best tillers for clay soil that might be worth your ...

Experts at AB Hatchery, Casey's Flower Shop, Growing Grounds and Wendell Niepagen share what it's like to help folks start ...

Organic matter on top of the soil blocks the light from reaching weed seeds that are in and on the soil. Weed seeds need light to germinate. Organic matter is a coarse layer that traps water so that ...

Rubber mulch isn't a good option for any landscape, but one worried Redditor inherited such a space. Worried about the effect ...

Another major part of the pot’s self-watering magic is its special porous clay material that allows moisture to pass through ...

Winter can be hard on your yard and plants, but spring is the perfect time of year to refresh and revitalize your garden.

If your soil is very poor, you may want to plant in raised beds (see “Raised beds” below). It's easiest to take good care of a garden if it is convenient and easy to access. If possible, place it near ...