A garden should not feel like a losing battle against gravity and time, yet sandy soil pushes everything in that direction.

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 ...

Light and sandy soil can be a gift to cultivate as it's easy to dig over and work on all year round. The downside is that it can become very dry during summer, which means some of the best plants for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soil type affects how it retains water and nutrients.Photograph: iStock/Getty Images (Photograph: iStock/Getty Images) I often ...

Learn how to improve your garden soil for new plants, whether you have clay or sandy soil, are using raised beds or other long-term methods.

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, ...

Some gardens explode with life while others struggle, and the difference almost always starts underground. Soil holds secrets ...

Q: I really want to grow potatoes but I get poor yields and they always come out small and weirdly shaped. I was thinking this was because the soil in my yard is clay, but I tried adding a couple bags ...

Loamy soil is the holy grail, but all types can be improved by adding organic matter I often mention my veg patch’s clay soil in this column, and that’s because soil type affects what we grow and how.