As the festive season approaches, evergreen conifers like spruce and pine adorn homes worldwide. But while Christmas trees ...

Terpenes can play a wide range of beneficial ecological roles: they can protect plants from hungry predators and parasites, ...

Not that there’s a single correct way to scout for predators, but Jeff Heater prefers the traps, paired with four lures ...

(TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Consensus 2: Regulation-driven labor cost increases now threaten the viability of apples, ...

Between 1924 and 2023, there was only one obvious botanical baby name that stood out in the SSA’s list of the most popular baby names over the past 100 years. That name was Olivia, which translates to ...

Trees make wonderful additions to your yard, but sometimes their removal becomes necessary. From disease to limb loss, here ...

A: The main advice doesn’t change. Never let the soil become dry to the touch. Keep it moist at all times. Learn to “read” the soil, both visually and by feeling it. However, in general terms for the ...

Spring frosts can decimate early blossom - see simple ways to protect fruit trees from frost in winter and spring ...

Establishing fruit trees in Texas takes some effort, but follow these time-tested tips from a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

With proper care, poinsettias should stay attractive through the season. After purchasing a poinsettia, be sure to protect it ...

The quince tree ( Cydonia oblonga) is in the rose family along with apples and pears, but is the only member in the Cydonia group. The fruit is tough to cut, and the cut flesh is the color of an apple ...

I do find it a bit concerning when the festive fever hits and we rush out, no expense spared, to buy extraordinarily ...