Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with planting your tree correctly. Here are some expert tips on how to plant fruit ...

Place the stakes in the native soil surrounding the tree, spacing them equally. “You don’t want the stakes to be within the root ball, or else it defeats the purpose,” Abdi said. Drive the stakes ...

While the benefits of growing your own fruit are numerous – including superior flavor, better nutrition, and complete control ...

Grown indoors or out, this plant offers bright, citrusy fragrance to your garden and food.

Bare-root trees need to be planted quickly to keep their exposed roots from drying out. Here's the best time to plant so ...

Before you head out to the nursery to purchase a tree for your landscape, there are some important things to consider.

Not every tree belongs close to your home. Some popular picks can cause costly problems over time, making placement far more ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to make sure your plants are getting the right amount of light, how to deal with the Christmas ...

As we approach the new year, I find myself thinking about fresh starts in the garden. While many people see winter as a time of rest for their landscape, here in the South, it’s actually one of the ...