Decades ago, horticulturists studied ways to provide potted plants with a medium that offered support and nutrition as well as drainage and aeration, Don Kinzler writes.

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve in Renton protects one of Washington's few peat bogs. Here's how to tour the bog and learn more.

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The condition of your soil affects how it will retain moisture after a rainstorm or irrigation. Learn why your soil still ...

Make sure your calla lilies' striking, trumpet-shaped blooms return next season by preparing them for winter. How to do so ...

A wildlife trust needs to raise an additional £25,000 if it is to realise a plan to bring in beavers to revive a bog of international importance. Craddocks Moss, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, is a peat ...

We should be displaying our garden produce the way hunters display deer heads. Pulling a humongous carrot from your own ...

If the soil in your houseplants isn't absorbing water, it may be hydrophobic. There are three simple steps to fix the problem ...

Another way to reduce peat use without sacrificing smoke is to age in ex-peated whisky casks. This is what the farm-to-bottle ...

Herbs require well-draining soil to prevent root rot. A good mix would be equal parts of peat moss, perlite, and vermiculite ...

Orange trees grow well in containers. If you live in a cold climate, bring them indoors for winter or enjoy their beauty—and ...

Research in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry highlights that the often-discarded tops of radishes are full of ...