WASHINGTON — One Virginia scientist is working with farmers in the Commonwealth to help protect fruit trees from late spring frosts. "Sometimes it feels like you are fighting a losing battle with ...

Spring has sprung, and for the first time in a long time, L.A.’s weather is, for the most part, acting accordingly, blessing us with long, sunny and relatively warm days. Symbolizing hope and renewal, ...

Few garden attractions make a budding horticulturist feel as accomplished as a tree heavy with fruit. That gardener has done the hard work: They watered the tree, pruned it and even took the time to ...

DENVER — Fruit trees and spring shrubs are giving us a great show. Most notable are the crabapples with big pink or white displays. Some people hate crabapples because of the mess the fruit can make ...

Robert McMullin, one of the four siblings who runs Payson’s McMullin Orchards, said he could recall only one or two Utah winters that have generated as much snow as this one. “The only thing that ...

Some fruit trees that normally bloom in late winter and spring are blooming now. Recently, a lady who had been out of town noticed that her peach trees were blooming when she arrived home. Knowing ...

Deciding when to plant a fruit tree depends on several factors. The ideal planting time for bare-root trees is different from the planting time for container-grown trees. The type of fruit tree, as ...