Find out how to prune fruit trees properly, plus tips for timing your pruning right.

Join Mark from Self-Sufficient Me as he explores the benefits of allowing fruit, especially mangoes, to ripen naturally on the tree. Learn how bagging fruit protects it from fruit flies and animals, ...

Many homeowners harbor secret dreams of planting an orchard and becoming more self-sufficient. The cost of fresh fruit can be high in the off-season, in addition to the price of driving to buy it.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you no garden space, grow in containers. Two of the best varieties to bring a little citrus grove magic to your home are the dwarf improved ...

Biruté Galdikas was the third of the so-called Trimates, alongside Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. She spent thousands of hours ...

A newly identified Australian tree has been dubbed the “zombie” tree because it’s alive but unable to reproduce. Myrtle rust repeatedly kills its young growth, stopping the species from flowering or ...

Winter is a good time to plan to enhance your garden with plants that will attract birds all year long. It takes more than ...

Pruning fruit trees improves sunlight penetration and boosts fruit production. By opening the center of the tree to sunlight, higher-quality fruits form. Pruning an apple tree starts when you first ...

Whether you're wanting to attract hummingbirds or robins, here are the foods specific birds are drawn to, be it berries, flowers, or even worms.

Your garden will look "amazing" this summer if you remember to complete one crucial task in your outdoor space this month. It ...

So you planted an apple tree a few years ago. You pruned it to a sturdy form with all the branches bathing, and fruit finally dangles from those branches. Don’t retire your pruning shears, lopper, and ...