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

A crucial part of lawn care is core aeration with a lawn aerator. It is important to use an actual aerator instead of one of the seemingly clever lawn aeration hacks that cut corners. Core aeration ...

A garden trowel filled with old potting soil sitting in a bag. - Kate La Carte/Shutterstock Got divots, holes, or bare spots in your lawn, and some old potting soil lying around? Problem, meet ...

The terms "garden soil" and "potting soil" may sound like they refer to similar things, but there are significant differences between the two products. Because of these differences, there are distinct ...

A soil test should be performed before adding amendments willy-nilly. For example, Epsom salt for roses must be added with care.

What soil types work best for certain plants? And when is compost a good idea? This week, the Garden Guy digs into dirt ...

To till or not to till? Some might say running the tiller in the garden is the best part of it all. Other gardens never see a motorized tiller. Both systems have their positives and negatives.

Cool-season grasses — bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass — are best seeded in early September. Seeds germinate and grow rapidly in the warm soil, and fall-seeded lawns have an opportunity to establish, ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

Many people do not realize the difference between soil and dirt. Soil is alive and dirt isn’t. Plants will grow in soil, but they cannot grow in dirt (unless you add the needed nutrients). For your ...

Did you hear about the guy who complained that his coffee tasted like dirt? The waiter reminded the customer that he had insisted his coffee be made with fresh ground. Whether we call it the ground, ...

Snow crunches underfoot, breath fogs the air, and the garden looks asleep. It feels harmless to wander across dormant beds or ...