Growing your own fruit trees can be extremely rewarding, but it won't like turn out the way you hope when it comes to apple ...

Dreaming of stepping into your backyard to pick fresh, juicy fruit straight from the tree? It might seem like a project ...

Apple season is in full swing in Utah — but not every tree can handle the state’s unique climate. Now, a little science is ...

The best time to prune depends on the type of tree. Spring-flowering trees (dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental cherries) should be pruned soon after flowering is over. These trees set flower buds in the ...

Hard pruning is best done keeping the natural growth cycle of azaleas in mind. The main growing season for azaleas is spring through early summer, March/April through May. Pruning hard just before or ...

Pruning certain shrubs in the fall encourages new growth that winter temperatures will damage and, for many shrubs, reduces ...

Like true aphids, woolly aphids suck sap from plants and can stunt their growth. Here's how to get rid of them from your ...

It may take more than one visit to pick all the apples of a tree, and that is because not all the fruits will ripen at the same time. When they ripen depends on the amount of light they get. Start ...

As your summer garden starts to fade, it’s a good time to start planning for next year’s harvest, so why not try something new? Imagine the kinds of fruit you ...

Pears, plums, and damsons are at their ripest in September, but so are apples. Bushels of the sweet and crispy fruits are just waiting to be harvested and put away. With the colder months fast upon us ...

It’s webworm season. The squirmy bugs are actually caterpillars and they can create some sticky situations in area trees. “They develop this web around them to protect them from the birds,” Lou Meyer, ...

Your October gardening guide is here, with everything to plant and prune at this time of year plus gardening jobs for the ...