Winter strips the garden bare, and that quiet emptiness can make it hard to imagine birds having much reason to visit. Yet the right plants change everything. A yard planted with persistent, ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. I had cut back my plumcot twice this year, which never produced fruit due to our warm winter, and just did it again. Given a typical dose of winter ...

Choosing a focal point tree for a sunny front yard often feels like a balancing act between aesthetics and upkeep. While many fast-growing or showy options initially look promising, they frequently ...

These edible cup-shaped desserts combine smooth white chocolate shells with bright geometric color panels and rounded handles. Each cup is finished with a clear jelly dome holding pieces of kiwi, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers at gene banks scattered across Southern Africa have spent decades collecting and duplicating specimens of valuable wild fruit trees.

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. In East Africa, many communities are experiencing both malnutrition and a loss of biodiversity due to deforestation. Despite this, tree-planting ...

Getting fruit from newly planted apple trees can feel like the kind of gardening success that usually takes years. For one family, that payoff came much sooner than expected. In a post in Reddit's ...

One longtime forager is now drawing attention to a simple digital tool that can help people find publicly accessible fruit trees right in their own neighborhoods. While documenting a yearlong attempt ...

Rows of apple trees with ripe fruits growing - Nicholas Klein/Getty Images Some trees, like the Japanese umbrella pine — an evergreen ideal for small back yards — can take decades to fully mature, ...