Preparing for a Garden

DIYNetwork experts discuss how important it is to thoroughly prepare soil for the garden.

DIYNetwork.com experts discuss how to choose the most suitable site for a vegetable garden, a location that will allow the vegetables to thrive.

New gardener Reed Davis chronicles each step, misstep, and big juicy victory as he turns a small patch of soil into a bountiful raised-bed vegetable garden.

A little planning goes a long way, when starting a garden. Here's some guidance for deciding where to put it, what you'll need, where to begin and what to plant.

The biggest mistake beginning gardeners make is using lousy or too-thin soil. Before planting anything in your yard, prepare your garden beds by digging to loosen the soil and adding organic material!

Grow on a strong foundation and you’ll produce healthy, nutritious vegetables and beautiful flowers year after year.

Whether your green thumb is itching to plant tomatoes or hydrangeas, you need to do a little handiwork before you start. Hereâ??s what you need to know -- and do.

So you're wondering how to start a vegetable or kitchen garden? Not to worry. Our seven-video series, "How to Start a Vegetable Garden," will help you get your first veggie venture off to a good start. Weâ??ll cover the basics: choosing a location, preparing the soil, building raised beds, starting your seedlings, and planting your garden.

Information and inspiration on gardening with answers to questions about lawns, landscapes, trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs and flowers, organic gardens, compost, urban, soil, design, roses, tomato, how to grow in containers.

For a garden, the two most important elements are soil and location. You've heard it said by stereotypical developers that it's all about" Location, Location, Location." In this case, that's very true. The success or failure of your little green friends is quite heavily dependent upon where they sit.