Many homeowners harbor secret dreams of planting an orchard and becoming more self-sufficient. The cost of fresh fruit can be ...

I still can’t read the weather gods well enough to predict what our weather is going to be for the next few weeks, but we are close to planting time. There is a lot of interest in adding fruit trees ...

Fall and winter were much warmer than usual, then we got hit with a couple of freezes in late January, right as many garden plants were reacting to the warm weather by setting blooms. Peach trees, ...

Dwarf fig trees are a perfect choice for indoor gardening, providing lush greenery and the possibility of homegrown fruit ...

There’s nothing as sweet as enjoying a home-grown fruit harvest, but the wait time can be years for many trees to bear fruit. There are fast-growing fruit trees that can give you fruit quickly, though ...

Transform your outdoor space into a fruit and vegetable garden. Find out which plants to grow, what kind of soil you'll need and whether to start from seeds or transplants.

In the warm, humid savannahs and forests of sub-Saharan Africa dwells a tribe of flower beetles in the genus Golianthus, ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on care of peach trees, phalaenopsis orchids, tropical fruit trees, ...

When you have a thriving citrus tree, you get the benefit of a plentiful yield. To keep your tree healthy, try companion planting with this ground cover.

Foliage of some of the most common garden ornamentals will last up to a year or more in dry arrangements. It’s a wonderful bonus that comes along with planting these species. Euonymus and ...

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

Florida-based tropical nursery encourages homeowners to plant before summer heat for stronger root systems and higher ...