The soil in your garden is a major factor in determining which plants and trees will grow best. Sandy soil, known for its ...

The periwinkle plants grow best in partially shaded areas, and acidic soil conditions, and will even eliminate the growth of unsightly weeds. Before planting, just be sure that you want periwinkle ...

Once confirmed, you'll need to find out the best ... Susan plants are available from Amazon. 'Clay soils are almost always alkaline in pH and most (but not all) plants like slightly acidic soil ...

Added to a compost pile or worked into garden soil, coffee grounds are a good soil amendment. Since coffee does contain acid ... to strawberry plants as a slug deterrent. The best part of a ...

Our soil is quite acidic so we are limited as to what we can grow. This autumn we have had to clear a small part of the garden. We would like to grow flowering shrubs ... They grow best in light ...

His advice might best be boiled down to three words ... the green goods manager at Greengate Garden Centre in Calgary, recommends preparing your soil now for the growing season, which generally ...

Airy' plants ... soil. Fothergilla is a woodland native that does best in moist, acidy soil that's organically rich (similar to azaleas and rhododendrons). Most growers suggest mildly acidic ...

they require a more acidic or ericaceous compost, and if you're growing plants like lavender in pots, they require compost that is a bit more alkaline.” What's the best way to maintain soil at ...

"Essentially what you're doing is using plants to suck up all the toxic waste from the soil into the plant," said Marcus Samuel, a botanist with the University of Calgary. The plants will have to ...