Apples are the most accommodating and long lived of fruit trees, and they cope with our wet climate quite well. There are ...

Many bare root plants are sold in pre-planted fiber pots or plastic pots. Roses, fruit trees, grapes, and berries are all available at this time of the year in bare root form. The selection of these ...

Winter pruning compensates for breeding of fruit trees which now produce fruit that is too unnaturally abundant and heavy for them to support.

Winter is when bare root stock is dormant. Dormancy similarly justifies winter pruning of deciduous fruit trees. It functions like anesthesia for surgery. While dormant, deciduous fruit trees are ...

Established trees can create a challenging environment for other plants, so opting to grow resilient shrubs underneath them ...

Fruit trees need to be grown in the right conditions if they're to flower and fruit to their full potential. Bare-root fruit trees are generally cheaper to buy than potted trees, and the time to buy ...

January is the start of a new gardening year, but there is often an illusion that it is a very slow month in the garden. The ...

Winter pruning compensates for breeding of fruit trees that now produce fruit that is too unnaturally abundant and heavy for ...

I have never experienced discontentment in winter. I keep myself active in my little urban orchard by choosing fruiting trees ...

Citrus are conveniently seasonable when not much other fruit is available from home gardens through winter, but they seem ...