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.

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Rob Moffitt, founder of a Los Angeles-based botanical studio, exposes roots and uses uniquely shaped pots. You can, too.

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Cool season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass can be aerated in the early spring but respond best to ...

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ATLANTIC CITY — With the future of offshore wind power uncertain, New Jersey wants to study the power-generation potential of ocean waves in an effort that could center on the Steel Pier.

As Australia races to scale up refining of rare earths, a thorny question looms: where does all the toxic wastewater go?