Dear Roger: I visited your garden two years ago to sample the paw-paws. I have since moved to a house with a bigger yard and have room to grow my own. So, I need to know where to buy paw-paw trees. — ...

Dear Barry: Old dogwoods that are in serious decline need to be cut down. They will never improve. If you do cut them down, there's a chance that they will make vigorous new shoots that are not ...

Persimmons grow slowly, are fairly easy to maintain and put on lots of bright, orange fruits in the fall. (Randy L. Rasmussen) Dreaming of a fresh fruit harvest from your own yard? Many fruits grow ...

Callaway Gardens is famous for a lot of things in the world of nature and certainly, the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center is among the best in the country. It’s the place to give you a glimpse into the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Under normal circumstances, paw-paws start dropping — literally — in New York right about now. But the massive amounts of rain have put a crimp in the 2021 growing season for ...

After having been the director of the National Butterfly Center in Mission, my vision of nature was transformed. I could see more clearly the importance certain plants played in the sustainability of ...

Paw paw can be described as sweet and delicious with a taste between banana and mango, with perhaps a note of pineapple or citrus. The flavor is delivered in fruit with a creamy custard-like ...

Everyone has their own signals of impending autumn. One friend buys pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers when they start hitting stores in late July because he wants to believe that fall is right around the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns Eye. Followed categories will be added to My News. Now is the time to support the butterflies in your backyard The miraculous fruit that changes your ...

If you want to eat a pawpaw, you’ve got to be quick. Pawpaws, or “hillbilly bananas,” have to ripen on the tree, which means they usually fall to the ground when they are ready. “One of the funny, key ...