How to grow a healthy, natural lawn It’s possible to have a healthy, green lawn without frequent applications of water, fertilizer and herbicides. It won’t be golf-green perfect, but that’s not necessarily a realistic — or environmentally sound — goal for a home garden. Natural lawn care A natural lawn is made up of many different types of plants that can withstand foot … [Read more...] about Natural lawn care
Clay
Coping with clay soil
Simple clay amending techniques for a clod-free garden After almost 40 years of gardening, I’ve learned that the limitations of climate, shade and space are nothing compared to coping with heavy clay. Wise plant choices help mitigate the shortcomings of shade and a small lot. Careful cultural practices lessen the impact of drought and unwelcome frosts. But coping with sticky, … [Read more...] about Coping with clay soil
