Every morning when Felicia Hanna grabs a coat from her closet, she finds herself face to face with a reminder that her home holds more holiday spirit than most. Her Elkton, Maryland, home was built ...

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s ...

Growing fruiting apple trees in your yard? Consider growing these companion plants nearby to help ensure you enjoy a bountiful harvest at the end of the season.

It makes the tree easier to prune and the fruit easier ... branches between July and September leaving three or four leaves, and shoots growing from the main stem shortened to three leaves.

Increasing daylength and warmer days tells us spring is not far off. While certainly too early for any outdoor planting or soil work, we have advanced ...