Fertilizing your trees will go a long way toward increasing fruit size and yield. There is nothing quite like the joy of picking fresh fruit from your own fruit tree. To achieve a steady and plentiful ...

If you have American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) or Kentucky wisteria (Wisteria macrostachya), you probably want to do everything you can to help these beautiful native plants thrive and grow ...

When I sit down to write these articles in the fall, I always get the feeling that what I write about needs to be inspirational. Then, as I wrote that, it seems a bit dramatic. Now I am asking myself, ...

For some interesting reason, people like to fertilize plants in August and September. They also like to fertilize plants that are performing poorly —without determining the cause. Don’t fertilize any ...

A jacaranda tree blooms with purple flowers. - Pulpitis/Getty Images When they're in full bloom, jacaranda trees are some of the most gorgeous flowering trees around. For gardeners and homeowners who ...

QUESTION: We live in a heavily wooded neighborhood, and we have several old oak and maple trees, along with several dogwood trees. All of these trees have been here since we purchased the house in ...

Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...