Fruit trees can convert a strictly ornamental garden into a multipurpose home landscape. Because fruits are good-looking as well as nutritious, they can dress up a sunny spot in the front garden as ...

Why don’t more gardeners think of fruit plants simply as regular landscape plants? I suspect that a lot of folks just don’t think much about growing fruits, being satisfied with their lawn, shrubs, ...

Garrett Sorber, co-owner of Radical Roots Nursery, a fruit and flower nursery in Maine ...

Fresh fruit is a great source of nutrients, fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and flavor. Eating it can lead to better health. However, it can take 7 to 10 years after planting fruit trees to get to a ...

I have always wondered why I don’t see many fruit trees included in the typical home landscaping. I think it is a shame that so many beautiful fruit trees are passed over for trees such as oaks, cedar ...

Q. We would like to plant four dwarf fruit tree in our sunny side yard. Are we crazy? Also, a red maple in the sunny part of the front yard. Anything we should know? Can we do this ourselves? Should ...

It can be rewarding to enjoy the fruits from a tree on your property, but it doesn’t come without work and knowledge. Fruit trees do need some maintenance in the home landscape, but with the right ...

In this video, I show you an unexpected bonus of growing a fruit tree from burying kitchen scraps in the garden! My Garden Plan: Raised Garden Beds: To get Birdies Raised Garden Beds in the USA, go ...

Artist-teacher-gardener Jose Ramirez never considered a lawn for his Boyle Heights home. Instead, he created a smorgasbord landscape of fruit. This is no ordinary orchard, with trees carefully spaced ...