The word "loam" has long confused gardeners, myself included. In rural areas I have often heard it used as a synonym for topsoil, sometimes pronounced "loom," as in "I can bring you a truckload of ...

Not every gardener gets good dirt. In fact, the coveted sandy loam is uncommon in this area. Most of us get dirt with too much clay or too much sand -- and that creates a challenge when it comes to ...

Healthy soil is the heart of thriving gardens and homesteads. Knowing the complex makeup of soil and how to care for it, can ...

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However, I was successful in growing an outstanding specimen of “Nelly Moser” clematis. And now to Tyler where we moved in 2013. We have loved living here and my favorite thing is the wonderful sandy ...

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Alan Titchmarsh says his garden is unable to grow five plants, but they thrive in his daughters' homes just eight miles away ...

Carol T. Bradford, gardening columnist for The Post-Standard, will do a pruning demonstration and answer questions 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 31 at the Fulton Area Home Show at the War Memorial, 609 W.

Both extremes in soil have their advantages and shortcomings. These soils act the way they do mostly because of the size of the particles that make them up. Sand particles are relatively large (by ...

By now, you probably know what kind of soil you have out there in your "back 40." If planting that rose bush brought up wads of gummy goo, you know to call it clay. If instead you scooped up gritty ...

Both extremes in soil have their advantages and shortcomings. These soils act the way they do mostly because of the size of the particles that make them up. Sand particles are relatively large (by ...