It is important to add organic matter to your soil every year – whether you’re using chemical fertilizers or gardening organically. Healthy soil is alive, actually teeming with earthworms and micro-organisms by the millions that have each got particular functions in making the soil fertile. If your garden soil is going to continue to produce for you, it needs to be fed plenty of organic material.

Spring will be upon us before you know it, and it’s about time to give some serious thought to the quality and content your garden’s soilthat literal foundation for all things happening in the garden. Soils are at the heart and soul of successful gardening. Yet soils are almost universally the single most neglected “key” to gardening success! Learn one of the crucialfoundationalsteps to becoming a truly successful gardener.

In our endeavor to create a beautiful flower garden, we must first start with the soil. Soil is not just “dirt”. It is instead a composition of minerals, water, air, organic material that has decomposed and bacteria. All of these must be in the right proportions to…

Nothing says home like flower gardens. Whether you prefer roses, wild-flowers, or ornamental grasses, flower beds pull a propertys appearance together and add that special touch of home. However, many individuals make a mistake by rushing into a flower garden. The key to a garden that will be around for years to come is to do research on your area, and to learn what kind of growing soil you have on your property.

What makes a soil healthy and how to achieve this in your garden.

Soil pH, its effect on your garden, how to determine it and how to change it.