and he favors delaying apple tree pruning until the time when the flower buds start swelling and through the start of leaf emergence. As Walla indicates, the risk of black rot canker fungus ...

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s outer perimeter, high above convenient apple-picking height.

So far, this spring has been good for blooming trees and shrubs. One that comes to mind is Saucer Magnolia. This lavender-blooming, multi-stemmed tree is still holding on to blooms in some areas. The ...

Increasing daylength and warmer days tells us spring is not far off. While certainly too early for any outdoor planting or soil work, we have advanced ...

With spring ever so close, the urge to have that beautiful garden color can seem nagging. Here are ways to force the start of growing season.

When do I prune apple trees? We moved to an old house with some ... is a shortcut to a show garden — but buy potted bulbs in bud rather than in full bloom so they will last longer.