Getting the timing wrong is one of the most common mistakes everyone makes when growing fruit trees. Some rush to plant and end up doing it at the wrong time. Others fertilize or water when it does ...

A bit of maintenance will lead to beautiful plants and a bountiful harvest. Prune lemon trees after all the fruit has been ...

They look close to dead,” says Sri Lankan farmer Shantha Dissanayake looking at his pruned mango trees. “They looked close to dead,” says Sri Lankan farmer, Shantha Dissanayake, about his mango trees.

In the UK, the apple and pear picking season spans from late summer to late autumn, with most varieties being ready in October. Plum trees, inlcuding the Victoria and Marjorie varieties, are also ...

Plant breeders are always working on new and improved varieties. Take petunias, those well-loved annuals that add splashes of colour in pots and gardens during summer and autumn. Their trumpet blooms ...

As I mentioned in my previous column, “Popular hibiscus has lots of enemies” in the Sept. 30, Marco Eagle (available at marconews.com), many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high ...

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

Even if your shrubs are looking a bit forgotten, fall pruning can damage new growth or remove future flowers. Don't prune these plants in October.

Kem Ormond is a features writer for The Country. She’s also a keen gardener. This week, she’s tackling the worst job in the garden. If you haven’t already, now is the time to be thinking about pruning ...