I still can’t read the weather gods well enough to predict what our weather is going to be for the next few weeks, but we are close to planting time. There is a lot of interest in adding fruit trees ...

From super sweet varieties to those with amazingly beautiful blooms, these dwarf plum trees show you can grow a fruitful ...

What’s a beneficial plant for the vegie patch? TAMMY: Check out the Mexican marigold, Tagetes lemmonii, which flowers in the cooler months and into spring. This large, bushy shrub attracts lots of ...

Garden maintenance doesn't stop even when it's cold outside and there's snow on the ground. In fact, if you grow fruit trees, the best time to prune them is now, or in very early spring before any new ...

The Coastal Minnesota Town Locals Hope Stays Off Tourists’ Radar For me, spring means cherry blossoms. The sweet flower symbolizes renewal, and the colorful blooms cast out any lingering winter gloom ...

Usually in winter, in places where snow falls and the ground freezes, there aren't too many chores to be done in the garden. Because I work as a professional gardener in the Northeast, my seasonal ...

Blueberries are shrubs, not trees, but they belong in any easy care fruit plan because their main requirement is clear and manageable: acidic soil. University of Minnesota guidance places ideal pH ...

View post: 60 Years Ago, Four Words by John Lennon Split America in Two Late winter to early spring is prime time for pruning trees and shrubs. Pruning now allows better visibility, faster healing, ...

MITO — The Mito Plum Festival began on Wednesday in Mito at Kairakuen garden, one of Japan’s three great gardens. About 30% of the garden’s roughly 3,000 plum trees are in bloom, heralding the early ...

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