In January, I recognize the blessing of living in Southern California each time I step into my backyard and see a navel orange tree laden with fruit. As winter sets in, imbibing a daily dose of juicy ...

TREES AND SHRUBS add structure, color and interest to any landscape. Those with dark leaves play a key role in mixed borders, where their colorful foliage contrasts beautifully with blooms of ...

Grafting is a horticultural technique used to vegetatively join the top of one plant to the base of another to the type of fruit we’re wanting but on a smaller tree. On grafted dwarf fruit trees, the ...

Crepe myrtles are a go-to flowering tree for Southern gardens, but not every garden is suited for a large tree. These dwarf varieties are great to mix into perennial beds, to grow in planters, or to ...

The trend towards smaller yards, quite literally, narrows the choice of trees that perform well in small spaces. And if you have a skinny house, ipso facto, you will also have a skinny yard. So if you ...

If you own or rent a small patch of sun, you can grow apples. So-called dwarf fruit trees, a.k.a. patio apples, are gateway plants for budding urban permaculturists. One of the first things I did when ...

The same "green revolution" concepts that have revolutionized crop agriculture and helped to feed billions of people around the world may now offer similar potential in forestry, scientists say, with ...

If you are limited on space, want to create focal points, add height to your balcony or terrace, or just want to block out a view or create some privacy then growing a tree in a container could be the ...