Editorial Policy

This page describes how content on Loam & Bloom is planned, researched, written, and maintained. We publish it because readers deserve to know how the advice they're trusting gets made.

People first

Every article begins with a question real gardeners ask, and its only job is to answer that question completely and honestly. We do not publish content designed primarily to rank in search engines, pad word counts, or chase trends we know nothing about.

Research and sourcing

Our primary references are university cooperative extension programs, the USDA, the Royal Horticultural Society, and peer-reviewed horticultural research. Where our guides make specific factual claims — soil temperatures, spacing, timing, pest treatments — those claims are checked against these sources, and each article lists its key references in a "Sources & further reading" section.

Gardening also has a large body of traditional practice that hasn't been formally studied. When we describe such practices, we say so plainly rather than presenting folklore as settled science.

How our content is produced

Our guides are researched and drafted using a combination of editorial research and modern writing tools, then reviewed for accuracy against the sources listed in each article before publication. We take responsibility for everything we publish, however it was drafted: if it's on this site, it has been checked against reputable horticultural references, and errors are ours to fix.

Corrections

When a reader or our own review finds an error, we correct the article promptly and update its "Updated" date. Substantive corrections are noted in the text. To report an error, use ourcontact page — corrections are the fastest way readers make this site better.

Advertising and independence

Advertising (Google AdSense) funds this site, but advertisers have no influence over what we cover or what we recommend. We do not accept payment for coverage or reviews.

Contact

Questions about our standards? Emailhello@loamandbloom.shop.