Fruit trees create delicious, healthy and beautiful edible landscapes. They’re also wonderful for wildlife, feeding bees with early-season pollen, giving shelter to nesting birds and generally ...

Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

Apple varieties number into the thousands with different types preferred for eating, making juice and cider, baking and ...

Q: I am planning a permaculture garden on my half-acre lot. I know it’s best to plant fruit trees first. Which fruit trees fare best in this region? I would love apple, peach, plum, cherry and ...

After my last column on picking apples, someone asked me how we get so many varieties. Someone else asked how we get the ...