Most gardeners wait until spring to plant fruit trees, but these varieties actually thrive when planted now and reward you ...

Native to the steamy rainforests of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, banana trees have been cultivating their dramatic ...

November through February are ideal months for planting dormant hardy fruit trees and bushes such as apples, pears, plums, peaches, blackberries, grapes, blueberries, persimmons and others. Order ...

Fruit trees are among the best home investments you can make since they are attractive, easy-care yard plants that produce outstanding fruit with relatively little effort. We fruit enthusiasts ...

California is often called a gardener’s paradise because we can grow an amazing variety of plants. It’s warm enough to grow many tropical and subtropical fruits such as citrus, avocado, guava, sapote, ...

Gardening in loamy soils is often regarded as the best growing condition for plants. However, there are many other soil types gardeners have to contend with, from clay to silt. While they all have ...

Now is a great time to plant hardy fruit trees, bushes or vines in your landscape. Nurseries should have an excellent selection of newly arrived fruiting plants over the next few weeks for planting ...

As fall settles in and temperatures start to drop, safeguarding fruit trees from frost becomes an essential responsibility ...

Ask a member of the Brevard Tropical Fruit Club why they plant fruit trees, and they will wax poetic about the experience. “Planting a fruit tree isn’t just about adding to your garden, it’s about ...

Gary Vondrasek, of Edwardsville, displays his own pawpaw pudding, from his own recipe, along with a display of pawpaw fruits harvested from his own backyard, in his own backyard. He accompanied the ...

Are you tired of winter already? Grow fruit! Last year, I decided to do just that, and now have three Meyer lemons ripening up on a spindly little tree in a south-facing window. And I have a lime tree ...