Help your tree thrive by planting it at the optimal time.

The warm weather we've experienced in Greater Columbus this past week has many a gardener itching to get outside and plant something. This past week I saw the first fruit trees available for purchase ...

Small backyards aren't exempt from the luxury of fresh-plucked apples. You simply need to choose varieties that thrive in containers or tiny garden beds.

Over the years we’ve planted vegetables, flowers, and even trees. Well, it’s tree time for Heritage house and this week we are planting another apple tree. Terry Bertrand from Barker Creek nursery and ...

There may be a lot of snow on the ground, but spring is still on its way, and the gardeners are itching to make plans for this year’s growing season. If you are one of these gardeners, and if you find ...

When planting apple trees in your yard, it’s worth thinking beyond soil drainage and light conditions—and even the delicious fruit you’ll eventually get to eat. However, you should also consider what ...

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a ...

If you plant a seed from a Gala apple, the chances are one in a hundred (or less) that the fruit produced from the tree that grows will be sweet. As Henry David Thoreau remarked, such seedling-grown ...