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 ...

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 ...

Picking rocks out of Missouri dirt may be a never-ending endeavor, but what about gardening in clay soil? This week's column ...

Clay soil can present several challenges to gardeners due to its density. One way to amend compacted clay soil is with a ...

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.

What is 'no-till' gardening? Is it better for my garden than traditional digging and tilling every year or not? What are the advantages of this method and how can I start using it? This method of ...

Many gardeners have to live with clay soil and they have to work really hard to amend the soil if they want to grow flowers or a vegetable garden. There are many trees and shrubs that will grow well ...

You know you have clay soil if it sticks like glue to your shoes and garden tools when wet and forms rock-hard clods when dry. You are not alone; the soil in many areas of Marin is high in clay ...

As May ushers in summer, the garden fills with peonies, roses and daylilies. If you are gardening on heavy clay soil, it also may fill up with buttercups and horsetail. Lustrous buttercups hold up ...

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 ...