The replies reflected a common gardening tension: a creature can be beneficial in an ecosystem and still be a bad fit around ...

Of all the tools, sprays, apps, and assorted growing accessories that gardeners use to grow a decent plant, the best predictor of garden success is arguably the compost pile. Show me a yard with a ...

Many landscape plants can benefit greatly from amended soil. Our native sandy soil drains readily and doesn’t do so well with holding on to soil nutrients and water. But you can produce your own ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

What do athletic fields at Hempfield schools, abandoned strip mines in Northumberland County and first-of-its-kind groundwater recharge landscaping at a Lititz housing development all have in common?

DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them is the ...