Sandy soil has its advantages. It drains well, is easy to dig in, and warms up faster in spring than clay soils. Choosing the right plants for sandy soil is important, though, since it doesn't hold on ...

Not every gardener gets good dirt. In fact, the coveted sandy loam is uncommon in this area. Most of us get dirt with too much clay or too much sand -- and that creates a challenge when it comes to ...

If you're hoping to grow a fruit orchard but have sandy soil in your yard, you may be rightly concerned that any trees you plant there won't thrive. Indeed, sandy soil doesn't lend itself well to ...

No matter where you are in your gardening journey — whether you're a complete novice, someone who's dabbled with houseplants, or an experienced gardener — the desire for a thriving outdoor space ...

You don’t have to live beside the beach to be gardening on sandy soils. These are beautifully free draining but are notoriously low in nutrients. If you have sandy soil and want to grow plants that ...

JOSH BYRNE: For gardeners in Perth, sand is a geological fact of life. After all, this is a coastal plain. Most of Perth lies on ancient sand dunes. Result. We're gardening on sand. Let me be frank.

When Martina Pachal tries to garden in her Indian Trail yard, it’s more like going to the beach and playing in the sand. Sand is a fact of life there, given that the region was covered with water and ...

SLUG STANDOFF: With wet weather comes a persistent garden pest that requires some creative control techniques. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Happy summer, lovely readers! After a fairly cool spring, we’ve ...

As a kid, I used to think it was very odd that many vacation homes at the Jersey Shore had yards carpeted not in grass, but in gravel. Was this just a ploy to ditch the mower and make more beach time, ...

Gardens on sandy or stony soil quickly run into problems in warmer weather – unless it rains regularly, many plants start to suffer. If you don’t want the same conundrum next summer, the solution is ...