It's difficult enough to garden in heavy clay soil, but when that soil is on a slope, you face a double whammy of gardening challenges. Slopes are both hard to mow and hard to water. Worse, slopes are ...

Whew! At last we are getting some serious rain in the north state this season. We all agree that rainwater is precious — so why do we try so hard to move it off our property? On city and suburban lots ...

When that first light rain fell over our region in early October, a collective sigh of relief fell as well. We all agree that rainwater is precious — so why do we try so hard to move it off our ...

April delivered a huge dose of much-needed rain to my garden, and plants that didn’t drown are looking as though they appreciated it very much. And this rainfall gift was very variable. Whether your ...

Highway swales are ditches that collect and carry runoff during rainstorms, providing modest pollutant removal. Traditional turfgrass linings in swales are not effective in areas with shallow ...