We all dream of it: A breathtaking, lush, verdant garden that nourishes our souls and makes us the envy of the neighborhood. And to make that dream come true, our first thoughts tend to focus on ...

Avid gardeners are often champing at the bit by now, eager to get outside and insert the year’s first new plants in the ground. That lure is especially tempting when a few warm days pop up. Not so ...

When we think of drought, we tend to think of consequences we can see—wildfires, hose bans, taps that run dry and crops that fail. But it turns out drought can have a damaging effect even on the ...

Healthy roots are the secret to successful plants and trees. Roots take up water and nutrients from the soil and send them to the leaves and stems. Roots, in turn, need good soil to grow in — soil ...

During the down time of the winter, many of you are making plans for the upcoming growing season. While making these plans, you could be considering options of how to do certain things better. For ...

Healthy soil is not just dirt under our feet. It is a living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and humans. Healthy soil has four components. About 25 percent is air, allowing soil organisms to ...

ABSTRACT: Expansive soils present a significant geohazard to light infrastructure worldwide, causing costly damage through swelling and shrinkage cycles driven by moisture content changes. One key ...

At a time when the largest corporations in the U.S. are working to outmaneuver every kind of labor regulation, New Jersey has drawn a line in the sand. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Labor ...