On calm March afternoons, it is common to see a few bees stretching their wings and scouting around. On pleasant March days ...

Of all the things I have learned in the 50-plus years gardening — or trying to garden — in our red clay on East Blythe Street in Paris, three stand ...

In potting mixes, coconut coir helps create a well-draining environment that prevents the soil from becoming too soggy, ...

Seed starting soil is a very fine soil with a combination of ground peat moss, coconut coir and perlite that allows seeds to ...

The sapling is likely the Purple Millettia (Adinobotrys atropurpureus). Given space, it can grow into a large tree with an ...

I never cease to marvel at plants that look fresh and clean despite a minimum amount of water, if any, needed for their care.

If you grow houseplants, especially these days, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the gadgets, potions and gizmos that ...

It’s a little known fact outside the growing community: peat is ubiquitous in producing the fruits and vegetables we eat.

As spring creeps closer and closer, gardeners start to get the itch to go outside and start digging in the dirt. While it may ...

Miracle-Gro potting soil is easy to find at most garden centers, but that doesn't mean it's always the best choice. Consider ...

Not only do the Korean and Swiss stone pines provide edible nuts, but they are lovely additions to the landscape.

Like, peat, which is mostly made of sphagnum ... When a spore lands somewhere nice and moist, it germinates and starts to grow, eventually building moss. Hofmeister called this multigenerational ...