Pruning is an essential garden chore for healthy trees, and you may assume that fruit and shade trees have the same pruning ...

The first time I saw an espaliered peach tree spread-eagled against a brick wall, I was shocked. The branches had been pinioned in place and forced to adhere to an arbitrary growth habit that seemed ...

Bare-root roses and other shrubs planted now establish well before summer. Raspberry canes and bare-root strawberries can also be planted in February, if ground isn't frozen or waterlogged. February ...

Growing your own grapes at home is a delightful idea. With these simple-to-follow care tips, you can ensure you have the highest-quality produce.

A year after the Eaton and Palisades fires, an astonishing number of plants survived the flames and thrived without water or tending; plus February plant events.

In advance of the fruit tree pruning demonstration, here is a brief reminder of the principles of fruit tree pruning. Proper pruning shapes the tree to allow good sun exposure. This encourages optimal ...

February is the ideal time to prune certain plants while they’re still dormant, encouraging healthier growth and better ...

Winter is the prime season for planting and pruning fruit trees, and a little thoughtful work now pays off in healthier trees and better fruit later. When pruning mature trees, […] ...

It’s always useful to keep in mind that when we buy a certain variety of fruit tree we are the beneficiaries of clonal propagation; that is, the fruit we harvest is coming from canopy growth (called a ...

TIME TO FINISH up our short course on pruning and go out and tackle your orchards and yard. Today is the start of early-mid-winter and, with this beginning, let us start on pruning your entire yard.

North Carolina is blessed with a Goldilocks climate, where we can grow a lot of different plants and crops with just a little bit of effort.