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 ...

If you want to plant fruit trees to enjoy the joys of homegrown harvests, the fall is a perfect time to do so. The ground ...

Fall is typically known as harvest season, but you can plant plenty of fruit trees in your backyard during this season.

Planting an apple tree at the right time and place ensures years of beauty, growth, and homegrown fruit. Spring planting is most effective in cooler regions, while fall planting is better suited for ...

An abundance of varieties, each with a different texture, taste and colour, is available to plant in even the smallest garden ...

Planting apple trees — such a hopeful and meaningful thing for children to do during these times. Or at any time. It is true that apple trees provide food directly to humans and wildlife. But perhaps ...

URBANA, Ill. – Apple trees have been a common landscape feature throughout human history. As humans become more urban-dwelling, apple trees are finding new homes in cosmopolitan landscapes far from ...

Growing apple trees from seed isn't hard, but it is an exercise in patience. Have you ever driven out to the country for the requisite apple picking fall activity before coming home to bake a warm ...

BLACKFOOT, Idaho – When Jeanne Isom planted 200 apple trees at her Blackfoot, Idaho home in 1994, she never anticipated her family would own a thriving fruit farm 30 years later. Isom's Fruit Farm, a ...

Do not plant black walnuts, eastern red cedars, junipers, and hawthorns near apple trees. Avoid planting tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, brassicas, and root vegetables near apples. Sunflowers nearby also ...