Native to the steamy rainforests of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, banana trees have been cultivating their dramatic ...

Growing lemon trees in containers isn't hard if you give them light, water, and good soil. Here are some tips for growing and ...

To help my students get exceptional results from their gardens, I teach them to build soil health with regular additions of ...

In simple terms, compost is the product of controlled biological decomposition of organic material in an oxygenated (aerobic) ...

City’s leaf collection begins Oct. 13; collected leaves will be repurposed for construction and landfill cover.

In the past 30 years, Davenport has turned 3 million cubic yards of treated sewage sludge and yard waste into useable compost ...

Pothos cuttings can be propagated in water or soil. It takes two to four weeks for new roots to grow from stem cuttings.

But what if human remains could be as nonthreatening as a nice bag of garden soil or a peaceful woodland hike? It might not ...

If your lawn is dried out or dormant, it is best just to keep it mowed to control the weeds and postpone any fertilization ...

• Begin to plant pansies, pinks, snapdragons, ornamental cabbage and kale, and other winter color plants as temperatures cool ...