The perfect soil does not exist and most gardeners have to make do with whatever nature or the house builder has left them. The soil itself ultimately governs which plants will grow well and anyone who doubts this should try to grow rhododendrons on chalk or lime. This plant and an alkaline soil are quite [...]

Here is a Camellia that has impressed us mightily over the past few years. ‘Spring’s Promise’ is aptly named because it blooms very freely during warm periods in the late fall, throughout the winter and early spring - a true harbinger of spring, with much more bloom over a longer period than we have seen [...]

Soil contamination must be eradicated to ensure that the best produce is grown for consumption, (most important for organic farmers) first it has to be proved that the land and soil are of good quality, there are several things making up the soil, the basic organic material in the area that soil is made [...]