SHREVEPORT, La. - At Akin’s Nursery in Shreveport, owner Jennifer McGimsey says one of the biggest challenges local gardeners face is right under their feet: Northwest Louisiana’s heavy clay soil.

As leaf particles decay, they will add a small amount of nutrients to the soil, but is there a downside to leaving the lawn ...

Pest prevention is a year-round task, and if you forget to do this one thing in fall, you could end up with a much bigger ...

Cole Mills and Michelle Tashima’s backyard in North Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood looked like a marsh after heavy rains. Now, water no longer puddles on the surface. Instead, it funnels into a ...