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

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 ...

The way you prune a pear tree, and the time you do it, can significantly impact both the health of the tree and the amount of ...

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

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.

Whilst certain Japanese maple cultivars provide year-round appeal through their graceful forms and diverse leaf tones during spring and summer months, it's during autumn that their foliage genuinely ...

I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, ...

Chao Yang discovered his neighbour planned to connect a new development to a wastewater manhole on his property after his CCTV picked up people working in his backyard.LAWRENCE SMITH / Stuff Chao Yang ...