As a keen indoor gardener and lover of container plants, I am very familiar with the frustration of finding the perfect planter to add to your arrangement but discovering it lacks one crucial element: ...

I have an area in my yard that is wet and muddy all fall, winter and spring and does not dry out until the rains stop. I have tried incorporating bark and other materials without significant results.

Got drainage problems? Me, too, or at least I used to until I used a combination of simple concepts to correct them. A lot of folks have too much water in an area after heavy rains, either coming from ...

I have been employed on and off in the horticultural industry since I was 14 — which is an incredible 56 years ago — and during that time I have heard just about every conceivable (and crazy) idea ...

Lots of plants need perfect drainage to grow well. Here's a great way to achieve it! Jerry is visiting Gordon and Maria Reynold's native garden. A lot of native plants (and many others too) require ...

Drain clogs on your property can cause costly damage to your home. To prevent them, remember to take care of this yard ...

A reader in Rohnert Park asks the Garden Docs why their sloped backyard isn't draining well. L.B. writes: I have a slope behind my house in Rohnert Park and according to what I have read about soils ...

These sturdy and inexpensive plastic tubs from Dollar Tree can save you loads of money when container gardening onions.

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. When water is poured onto a ...