We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

From flowers to grasses, these companion plants can help fruit trees flourish by improving soil, deterring pests, and more.

Fruit trees can take years before they bear fruit, and it's your job to get them there safely. Help prevent pest damage with ...

Yellow nutsedge is a challenging lawn weed. It’s a yellow-green, grass-like weed with waxy blades that grows faster than ...

Companion planting can provide unique benefits to apple trees. From low-growing ground covers to aromatic herbs and flowering ...

Recently, after writing about mangoes, I received the following email from Steve Huffman: “It might be worth mentioning that ...

The plant is indeed the Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete). Its fruit are inedible. When dried, the mature fruit’s hard shells can be made into musical instruments and other receptacles. The tree ...

• When the plant is 18-20 months old and has grown to be 24 to 30 inches tall and wide it will be mature enough to bring into flower and fruit. • Cut a large apple. Eat the apple, but save the ...

The leaves, stems and roots of native lemon grasses (Cymbopogon ambiguus A. Camus) can be liquefied and drunk to treat diarrhoea, and coughs, sore throats and colds.

There, Jennifer Baugher Benton, of Adams County Nursery in Aspers, Pennsylvania, announced this year’s inductee into the International Fruit Tree Association’s Hall of Fame.

Treehugger/ Alexandra Cristina Nakamura. Besides its branches, roots, and leaves, a mature tree also grows another important structure—the flower (or cone, in the case of evergreens).