Just because it's getting cold doesn't mean you can leave your yard alone - as even the most common trees will benefit ...

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.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away - so why not grow a whole bunch of them? Here's everything you need to know before you ...

It used to be that most every Iowa backyard had a big, spreading apple tree. It produced many bushels of apples that were lovingly turned into endless pies, crisps, canned applesauce and dried apples.

ALTAMONT, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Apple picking season doesn’t start until the fall, but a local orchard is working to prepare their trees for spring. Farm workers at Indian Ladder Farms were pruning apple ...

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 ...

Last spring (2023) was tough on apples in some places. Up on top of the ridges, well above 2,000 feet in elevation, things were fine. Up there trees were covered with fruit. But drop down in the ...

Spring in the Pacific Northwest can be fickle. In Seattle, blooming flowers, warmer temperatures and thawing ice can be met with rain showers one day and bright sunshine the next. Despite the city’s ...