Tribune Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

GARDENING experts have revealed that 2025 is all about bright colours and “joyful” flower beds. Instead of more naturalistic planting with neutral tones, people are opting for to ...

Planting them in the dormant season means that they should establish well – while the top growth may be brown and twiggy, the roots are busy establishing beneath. All kinds of plants can be supplied ...

The cool, short days of winter usher in the bare-root planting season. Bare-root plants have been ... No fertilizer needs to be added until the spring. With a little planning and care this winter, ...

“I prefer planting bare-root fruit trees rather than ... tree or fruit damage from any potential late-spring freezes.” How to plant fruit trees Before planting, knock off the soil around ...

Bare root season is synchronous with ... may not need to be very aggressive. Such trees can grow as small shade trees with splendid white spring bloom. It is easier to shake unreachable nuts ...

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

A: Many of the loveliest evergreens are woody species that, when given space and time, will eventually grow into substantial ...