When the annual Rare Fruit Tree Sale was held at the Manatee County Convention Center in Palmetto, a crowd of several hundred would line up well before the doors opened. There was always something of ...

Dr. Alois Falkenstein put decades of work into breeding and cultivating rare fruits in the Arizona desert, and created a community of like-minded gardeners. Over more than two decades, a small ...

Now in its 32nd year, the Rare Fruit Tree Sale, an annual Manatee County event with a huge following, has a new location this year. Traditionally held indoors at the Bradenton Area Convention Center ...

A lot of words have been used to describe Oregon City since its founding in 1829. There’s “first,” as in the first city west of the Rockies to be incorporated (in 1844). Also, there’s “last,” as in ...

Victor Chaney holds an ackee and rollinia deliciosa fruit he grew in his backyard garden. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... From the front of his house, Victor Chaney’s home looks like any ...

A team member at Everglades Farm carefully tends to young tropical fruit trees and plants at the nursery in Homestead, Florida. Florida nursery shares thoughtful gift ideas for plant lovers and ...

Rane Roatta and Edelle Schlegel can predict when one of the rare tropical fruits they grow on their Redland farm is destined to go viral on TikTok. “If it’s an odd color or appears somewhat phallic,” ...