Of the six main types of soil, clay soil is often considered one of the toughest to manage. While sandy, silt, loamy, peaty, and chalky soils have their own setbacks, clay is notorious for stunting ...

I love lavender—the delicate foliage, the long, thin stems topped with blue or purple flowers, the way the blooms appear as a purple mist when viewed from a distance, the lazy loitering of honeybees ...

Figuring out what to plant under a shady tree can be complicated. Luckily, these ground covers can add foliage and flowers ...

For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...

A research team successfully developed a solar-powered artificial plant device and rapidly purified soil contaminated with radioactive cesium. This device, which mimics plant transpiration, can ...

Most of southcentral Pennsylvania has thirsted its way through a hot, dry back end of summer 2025, resulting in plants and lawns that are unusually parched for this time of year. While this week’s ...

Summer may be almost a distant memory but October provides perfect conditions for planting flowers because the soil is warm. But what should you plant that will thrive in autumn and winter?

In an effort to grow and fortify its tree canopy, the City of Waterloo is planting 10,000 trees across parks, boulevards and green spaces. So far the city has planted 2,000 trees and aims to plant ...

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BOOKS on methods of analysis can be divided into two classes, one of which is the ‘collected methods’ type. Here each chapter or section of the book is devoted to a specific analysis or group of ...

Saudi Vitrified Clay Pipe Company has announced to its shareholders that it has signed an agreement to sell the assets of its second plant, located in the Second Industrial City in Riyadh, for a total ...