A person holds two overflowing handfuls of rich brown soil. - William Edge/Shutterstock We can all imagine what healthy soil looks like: Rich, crumbly, and dark brown, bursting with nutrients and ...

A garden with red flowers and orange marigolds - Basieb/Getty Images Self-seeding flowers are the gift that keeps on giving for gardeners, especially when you can't decide between perennial plants ...

Areas where landslides are common make hydric soil identification tricky. When it comes to soils, proper identification is key. Identification allows scientists to determine the story behind the soil: ...

Ordinarily, if you want to know how soil properties change at different depths, you have to extract soil core samples. Scientists have now determined that the same data can be obtained much more ...

Nudge your shrubs toward soft blues, bold pinks, or even purple tones. Bloom color is generally controlled by soil pH and aluminum availability. Only certain hydrangeas can change color, and some ...