Most backyard pear trees never reach their true potential, not because of poor soil or lack of sunshine, but because of neglect with the shears. Without intervention, branches crowd together, blocking ...

October is my favourite month. I even like the shape of the word on the page. The “O”, because it’s closed, suggests you’ll be held, and indeed it’s the “settling down” month, the month when you turn ...

The closure of Del Monte Foods’ pear cannery is rumbling through Washington’s tree fruit industry, leaving growers without contracts, fruit rotting in orchards, and fresh markets oversupplied with pea ...

The original, “Eat an apple on going to bed and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread,” came from Wales. It took a day before I could ask Pika about the origin of her saying. She had picked up ...

From plans for spring harvest to spacing tips to planting basics, there’s a steady stream of tasks to do and things to look forward to ...

Blum first immigrated to America in 1880, then returned to Switzerland a few years later. In 1887, he came back to the United States, this time leading a group of Swiss travelers that included his ...

Various attractions, events and a school have been forced to close due to high winds across the East of England. The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning across most of England and all of Wales ...

Champion Movers recently completed a large local church relocation in Lexington, KY, satisfying customers involved. Champion Movers offers a wide range of services, catering to both residential and ...

Move over, Honeycrisp. We asked apple growers, marketers, and breeders to share the new varieties they’re most excited about.

Snyder and Hatch depict a lovely range of holiday moments: on one night, the family gets a flat tire and improvises a candle lighting with a banana menorah; on another, the youngest child and family ...