Unlike regular garden soil, which can be too dense for tiny roots to expand, seed starting mixes are airy, providing the ...

U.S. News scoured popular vacation spots throughout all of the East Coast states (from Maine to Florida ... stately trees covered in Spanish moss and diverse architectural styles, it's no wonder ...

"Take your fingers and go, boom boom boom boom," he says, demonstrating how to pack a mixture of peat moss, dirt, lime, perlite and other components into galvanized metal boxes equipped with a lever.

Peat moss is a totally organic product in the early spring garden. It improves the texture of the cool spring soil and helps it retain moisture. It gives an added ...

The nonprofit Maine Coast Heritage Trust spreads awareness of its efforts to conserve land in the face of climate change with ...

“It’s very interesting from a mineral deposit perspective, but it has to be done through considering some of these legitimate issues, including the peat.” Gotta protect the moss ...

Coastal Maine has the perfect place for plant lovers to visit this spring. USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards just released its spring award winners, and a botanical garden in Boothbay ranked ...

OLD ORCHARD BEACH (WGME) -- Summer cancellations from Canadians keep adding up in coastal communities. Canadian leaders are ...

This is important in the context of restoration efforts: In coastal wetlands, peat losses can be restored up to 10 times faster than they might be in other forest types. "There are also ...