The pilot horizontal levee in Palo Alto will only absorb .1 million gallons of water out of the 20 million gallons of ...

Think December is a time to do nothing in the garden? It isn't so: these surprisingly hardy crops can be planted even in mid-winter.

Figuring out which cherry tree to plant in your smaller garden shouldn't be a chore, so we've compiled a list of perfect ...

When I left London for rural Gloucestershire some five years ago I thought I knew what to expect: after all, I grew up in the ...

Ever wonder if your garden’s soil is actually doing better than you give it credit for? Soil health can show up in subtle ...

This method of stacking turfgrass presents an excellent way to up your compost game, enriching the soil in your garden.

Most of us weren’t around to see the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. But a mixture of drought and poor farming practices saw the topsoil of a half dozen states stripped away. Picture the dusty and desolate ...

We can all imagine what healthy soil looks like: Rich, crumbly, and dark brown, bursting with nutrients and ready to house your greenest veggies, most succulent fruits, and prettiest flowers. But ...

I often mention my veg patch’s clay soil in this column, and that’s because soil type affects what we grow and how. Getting to know your soil is an essential part of becoming a great grower of edible ...

After a long winter, Iowans are itching to get back in their gardens to welcome spring. Temperatures are slowly on the increase within the first few weeks of April with daytime temperatures hitting ...

Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about seedlings, those little baby plants all ready to get plunked into the ground. And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is ...

Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves. By Livia Albeck-Ripka and ...