When it comes to gardening, not all soil is created equal. You might have lived up until now unaware of what topsoil is and the benefits it has for our garden as a natural fertilizer, but it's not a ...

Fill your raised beds with well-draining, nutrient-rich soil for better vegetables. Growing vegetables in raised beds offers many benefits. Raised beds give your garden a sense of scale and structure, ...

Figure out how to improve soil for gardening. Create a living web of microorganisms and use the best mulch for flower beds, add nitrogen and find soil pH. Have you given due consideration to building ...

A question for Dan Gill: I have just built a 4-foot-by-8-foot raised garden bed. I will be using it for vegetables. What type of soil and how much do I need for that size garden? -- Lula Young Answer: ...

Soil is a key ingredient in any backyard garden, so it’s important to make sure it’s the healthiest it can be. That’s why longtime gardeners – and soil science experts – recommend testing. Knowing the ...

Q: I want to plant some flowers around my home but I don’t have very good soil. What can I do to make sure I have beautiful plants all summer? A: It is the time of year that we want to get vegetables ...

Gardening can be a favorite hobby for many people. Whether you’re growing fresh produce or flowers, tending to your garden can be very relaxing, enjoyable and almost therapeutic. While it may seem ...

My son Liam has acquired a green thumb and has put in several raised beds, to boot. Now he wants to fill them. My first call went to Sanctuary Soil and Feed (877-751-3935; sanctuarysoil.com). Though ...