CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...

Twenty miles south of Boise, crews at the city compost farm are bracing for the busy season. “Grass season,” as compost program director Lisa Knapp calls it, means bag after bag of lawn clippings and ...

Composting is fun and rewarding. Digging into loose, rich compost teaming with worms is gardening ecstasy (in my humble opinion). Trash turned into black gold is a beautiful thing! As a longtime ...

When designing a garden, storage isn't usually at the forefront of your mind. After you've decided on the decking, settled on the furniture, and finally found the best border plants for your patio, ...