If you’re planning a new bed for perennials, groundcovers, shrubs or trees to plant next spring, the path to success starts with a good foundation. It’s easier to improve soil before plants are in ...

If you are thinking about planting blueberries next spring, now is the time to begin preparing your planting beds. Blueberries need acidic soil with a pH of about 4.5 to 5.5. Our Inland Northwest ...

Warm winter days are perfect for garden prep. Try these 5 early tasks to get a head start on the growing season—no digging in ...

This winter reminds me of the winter of 1991. There was almost no rain all winter. But then, on the vernal equinox, the skies opened and it rained for days. By the rain-year’s end, we had received ...

This is an affordable, simple first step toward a lawn you'll be proud of.

If you want to invest in planting fruit trees in hopes of a harvest, one of the most important things to understand is how to prep your soil ahead of time. That starts with understanding how excessive ...

In some vertical farming systems, such as no-till and strip-till, you will no longer mix nutrients deep into the soil profile with horizontal tillage. Much like you addressed soil density by removing ...

The winter frost might have you dreaming of hot cocoa by the fireplace, but savvy gardeners know January is not a month for hibernation—it’s a month for preparation. The quiet chill outside is the ...

Now that it is officially spring, our thoughts turn to pretty flowers and vibrant landscapes, but the groundwork for creating a showstopping usually involves a few down-and-dirty to-dos. So we asked ...