With a new gardening season underway, you may be looking forward to trying out new veggie varieties, sowing fast-growing flower seeds, or repotting your favorite plants. What may not please you, ...

The gardening season is also the composting season. Making your own compost — the dark brown, crumbly remains of decayed plants — is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Composting is an easy and eco-friendly way to turn everyday kitchen waste into nutrient-rich manure for your plants. Instead of throwing vegetable peels, fruit scraps and other biodegradable waste ...

Question. I purchased a crape myrtle that is still in a container. Can it be planted at this time of the year? Answer. Summer is a great time to select and plant a new crape myrtle. One of the main ...