Espaliered trees are trained to grow flat against walls using trellises, creating elegant vertical displays. But strong ...
Orange trees grow well in containers. If you live in a cold climate, bring them indoors for winter or enjoy their beauty—and ...
As the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, gardeners start thinking about how to protect their outdoor plants and trees ...
Growing a potted fig tree is a rewarding process, and can be done year-round with the right conditions. Place the container outside during the summer and bring it back inside if you live in a region ...
Blueberry bushes need pruning to encourage new growth that produces bigger fruit. Follow these tips for removing old, weak, ...
Marquez notes that citrus trees grow very slowly and may take up to 10 years from seed to become fruit-bearing. However, growing an orange tree from seed produces a beautiful tree with glossy ...
S ome trees alive today were young saplings when the Egyptian pyramids were still works in progress. Individual Great Basin ...
Harvesting olives is an ancient Italian ritual. Now, as a growing number of travellers head to Italy to make their own olive ...
It’s one of numerous troubled or dead trees that surround her home. Maintaining living trees and removing dead ones is a big ask for someone on a fixed income. “I can’t get that tree out, I’ve got to ...
Apple orchards have changed. The large stout trees with thick gnarling branches of a few decades ago are now flimsy bushes ...
Have you heard the phrase “extending an olive branch”? It means making a peace-offer to end hostilities. This is because the ...
White oaks once ruled the now vineyard-blanketed Willamette Valley. Maggie Harrison shows they don’t have to be sacrificed to ...