The idea of picking a ripe apple or juicy peach off of a tree in your own backyard may sound like an out-of-reach dream, but with the right care and proper research, you can turn this fantasy into a ...

If you're planning to purchase one or more fruit trees from your local nursery or garden center to plant in your yard, you should be prepared to wait at least a couple of years for the trees to bear ...

Just because your new fruit tree bloomed this spring doesn't mean it will produce fruit. It all depends on the variety you chose and whether it's reliable in your immediate microclimate. If you get it ...

Yes, you can grow fresh fruit on your balcony.

Bare-root deciduous fruit trees are now arriving in nurseries and home improvement centers. In order to squeeze these trees into containers, their roots have been pruned, a practice that will diminish ...

Maybe you know your watering, pruning, and fertilizing well enough to get your fruit trees and bushes to produce something edible out of a pot. Maybe the bugs won’t infest, and the deer won’t eat ...

Wind chill refers to the wind’s effect on our perception of the cold. For example, if it’s 35 degrees and the wind blows at 10 miles per hour, it will feel like 27 degrees. Brrr! So, what are chill ...