When planting a fruit tree, most gardeners think of purchasing an Anna apple, August Pride peach, Mission fig or Santa Rosa ...

A columnar apple tree is a perfect pick for growing tasty fruit in small spaces! Learn how to care for these unique fruit ...

There's never been a better time to eat — and cook with — American apple varieties. Frans Rombout / PicturePartners / Getty Images One day in 2004, Brooke Hazen noticed something unusual about one of ...

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.

Crab apple trees (malus species) are closely related to apple trees, but with smaller, edible fruits. Many homeowners remember crab apple trees as messy and would never consider planting one in the ...

One in a series of columns co-written by Tony and Karen Russo, a father-daughter team and former owners of Russo’s in Watertown. Each spring, when our New England weather is still rainy and gray, we ...

Q: What’s happening to this sweet potato vine? One of our sweet potato tubers developed a bud and I planted it. Any ideas to help the plant? A: Congratulations on starting a sweet potato vine! Over ...

Today's apples don't grow on towering trees, could have been picked in 2023, and taste way different than they used to. And that's just the beginning of the surprising modern reality of a ...