If you enjoy decadent foliage, delicate flowers, and a bountiful harvest, then a key lime tree is a great choice. These plants will thrive outdoors in a consistently warm environment, but they can ...

If you wander through a woodland at this time of year there are some delightful smells as well as sights. We've been out to Marks Hall, Coggeshall to enjoy the small leafed lime trees. The small ...

Back in the pre-COVID days we would make an annual trek to Pensacola, Fla., to visit our son and his wife. One of the things that became somewhat of a tradition during those visits was being treated ...

The 'Improved Meyer' lemon is easy to cultivate as a container citrus, but it needs protection from freezes. Calamondins, lemons, limes and kumquats flower and produce throughout the year. Other ...

Q: Could you please recommend a hardy, tasty lime tree for Houston? I would use it for baking and for drinks. I’ve had very good luck growing a ‘Meyer’ lemon on my upper deck, and that’s where I would ...

It’s strange how rarely we associate the scent of flowers with trees, something that struck me this month as I stepped out of a hot car into the cool shade of a sleepy Irish village square only to be ...

Citrus trees should be put on a regular feeding schedule but should only get lime as needed. The trees can quickly deplete the nutrients from Florida’s sandy soil, but lime is only needed occasionally ...

Limes and other citrus take several years to mature and bear fruit consistently after planting. (Wikimedia) Question: I have a lime tree that is approximately 3 years old. The first year I planted it, ...