A highlight of our white bass fishing trip came at the end when Becky Roark surprised us with a jar of her home-made redbud jelly. Redbud trees are pretty to look at, for sure. Their flowers are the ...

) an exotic fruit, it deserves wider attention and use. Its large, lumpy fruits are fragrant and possess a flavor so rich it is easy to understand its continuing popularity in many countries.

RICHMOND — The dolgo crab apple tree wakes up early — several days before our other apple trees stir from their long winter’s nap. And it blooms full, white from a distance, touched with pink up close ...