If you want a garden filled with the chirp of songbirds and buzz of hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, Indian plum (Oemleria cerasiformis), one of the native plants for a sustainable approach to ...

Planting a fruit tree can give you many benefits. Not only will you have some beautiful greenery, but you will also get the added advantages of shade and, of course, fruit. If you have sandy soil in ...

The South African native Carissa or Natal plum grows well here and has many appealing features. It is somewhat drought tolerant, has fragrant flowers and edible fruit. Also, many varieties are thorny, ...

What: Podocarpus lawrencei Blue Gem, or Blue Mountain Plum-Pine, is a colorful, easy-to-grow selection from Tasmania. In spring, the new growth is a bright blue-green that deepens in tone as the ...

Here are some questions I dealt with this past week. Question: My Santa Rosa plum is infested with borers, how do I get rid of them? Answer: Dennis Swartzell from Horticulture Consultants said to ...

*Growth habit: A deciduous tree often sprouting more than one trunk and having a rounded shape growing to 20 feet tall and wide. The leaves are bright green, lancelike in shape and growing to 3 inches ...

BREWSTER -- The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster and the Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen in Sandwich are working on a unique approach for the public to donate to their common ...

A delectable delight will highlight the 21st annual Beach Plum Festival on Sunday, Sept. 9, at Island Beach State Park in Ocean County. The festival is the main fundraiser for the park's nonprofit ...