Fruit trees can convert a strictly ornamental garden into a multipurpose home landscape. Because fruits are good-looking as well as nutritious, they can dress up a sunny spot in the front garden as ...

It can be rewarding to enjoy the fruits from a tree on your property, but it doesn’t come without work and knowledge. Fruit trees do need some maintenance in the home landscape, but with the right ...

In the home landscape, fruit trees probably provide the biggest spectacle; beautiful, fragrant spring blossoms followed by an abundance of summer and fall fruit. I have often asked, why is it we do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back garden with fruit tress and fencing. Fresh fruit is a great source of nutrients, fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and flavor.

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

For those who enjoy growing their own produce, this iconic peach tree is an ideal choice that will give you tender fruit and ...

Learn a few ways of winterizing fruit trees as part of your winter garden preparation. Your fruit trees will thank you for the extra care. You’ve pruned your fruit trees in early spring then harvested ...

Q. We would like to plant four dwarf fruit tree in our sunny side yard. Are we crazy? Also, a red maple in the sunny part of the front yard. Anything we should know? Can we do this ourselves? Should ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.