Whether you’re looking to tour a historic garden, learn some gardening skills or explore local flora and fauna, you’ll find ...

It seems like winter won't give up, with snow showers continuing and overnight lows in the 20s and below the last week. But the days are getting... Apr 09, 2018 — It seems like winter won't give up, ...

Fruit trees provide us with a bounty of fresh food and need only a little care. Four things are needed to keep your fruit trees healthy and productive: proper irrigation, fertilization, pest control ...

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

Events are free unless noted. Please email calendar submissions at least three weeks in advance to events@oregonian.com. ONGOING Environmental Learning Center Wildlife & Water-friendly Garden Series: ...

Learn how and when to plant fruit trees in your home garden—and how to maintain them for the optimal yield After the decisions of where and what kind of tree to plant, deciding when to plant is much ...

We are lucky this March: no deep snow to keep us from approaching our fruit trees with ladder and clippers in hand. Some years, we still have thigh-deep snow in March, which is the traditional time to ...

Certified arborist Rick Wheeler stands beneath a persimmon tree in a Torrance backyard and surveys the bare branches. Then he raises his shears and carefully starts snipping. He spots a crossing ...

Pruning can help keep your shrubs and trees looking good and increase the production of flowers and fruit if done properly. However, poor pruning techniques can irreversibly damage your plants. Here ...

As the calendar turns to spring with its lengthening days of warm sunshine, flowers begin to appear on fruit trees across Yakima Valley orchards. Early apricot blossoms are emerging in the Lower ...