A large scooper is dropping small gravel into a planter. - Peter Carruthers/Getty Images Houseplant experts are constantly emphasizing the importance of proper drainage and why it is vital to the ...

Our rebuilding effort depends on materials sourced from local mines that support thousands of family‑wage jobs. | Opinion ...

Sand and gravel are the most mined materials in the world, with between 32 and 50 billion tonnes extracted globally each year. They are being extracted faster than they can be replaced. But according ...

Greg Westhoff and his family have continued to carry on the tradition that his father, George, started back in the early 1980s — by giving away sand to families for summer sandboxes and other projects ...