WASHINGTON — You don’t need dirt to have a green thumb. It turns out, you can grow a pretty wild garden in a few cups of gravel. Richard Campbell, of Ellicott City, Maryland, has been gardening sans ...

If all those bags at the big box store confuse you, here's how to determine what kind of soil you need for your garden project. Before I became a gardener, the differences among all the soil mixes ...

Most of us probably don't give much thought to the color of our garden soil. We often take for granted that it's a rich brown color and pay more attention to the color of our grass or the leaves on ...

Learn how to use a soil blocker and get the perfect soil block recipe to ditch plastic in your seed starting supplies. If you already have a soil blocker, skip to the soil block recipe below. As I dig ...

All potting soil blends are not created equal. The quality of your container gardening mix can fluctuate from bag to bag even among the best brands. To ensure that my container gardening soil is what ...

Gardeners are being urged to pour sand on their garden lawns in a bid to make them thicker, lusher, greener and healthier. A lovely thick green lawn is something most gardeners aspire to. It’s a place ...