Growing an apple tree is a great way to enjoy delicious, fresh fruit from the comfort of your own home. Once these plants reach maturity, they can produce hundreds of apples per year—so you'll always ...

A garden is more than just a pretty backdrop or a source of homegrown produce -- it's a living system, and the plants you choose can play a powerful role in supporting its health and biodiversity.

With the right variety, you can cultivate perfect harvests from home.

Almost everyone has a favorite apple memory, whether it’s bobbing for apples at Halloween, eating a wonderful apple pie, or picking apples on a crisp fall day. If you have a little space on your ...

Fireblight is the number one downfall of pears, says Biltonen. "There are several fireblight-resistant varieties that exist, like Harrowsweet, Potomac, Shenandoah, and Harrowcrisp," he says. Apple ...

Joellen Dimond discusses spring-blooming shrubs, and Mr. D. talks root stock for fruit trees. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Director of Landscape for the University of ...