If you're lucky enough to have a mature pear tree in your yard, a little pruning can go a long way. Pruning fruit trees (including pear) in the winter or early spring is the perfect time because it ...

Pruning citrus trees, such as lemons, limes, grapefruit, tangerines, oranges, and Meyer lemons, ensures they remain strong, healthy, and productive. While these trees require only minimal pruning, an ...

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions recently ...

WENATCHEE – It's not often that hundreds of Washington’s orchard owners, farm managers and fruit industry leaders spend much of their annual conference discussing how to grow and harvest fewer crops.

December often feels like the garden’s “off season,” but in reality, it’s a hidden opportunity month. While many assume the ...

Place the fruitcake on the cake stand and add it to the middle of the table. Arrange the small tarts toward one side of the ...

Folks stay with their Christmas tree seller like they do with their dentist,” contended Fauquier farmer Hank Green, ...

UNITED STATES—Rain was one clue. Cooler weather is another. It is now so late into autumn that it will be winter soon. Every regional climate experiences some degree of chill. Some, particularly to ...