Clay often gets bad press in gardening books. But clay soils can be the best in the garden, depending on the type of clay and how it's managed. By understanding clay and what gives it its unique ...

JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: Gardeners work with and talk about the soil all the time. But what is it really and how do we get the best from it. Let's delve a bit more deeply into soil and how it really ...

Combine Central Texas black clay with months of record heat and drought and you have a recipe for cracking foundations. But one thing could make it worse: a sudden end of drought. Foundation companies ...