Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pruning a fruit tree with woman holding secateurs to limes There's no one month in which all fruit trees should be pruned since ...

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

Growing fruit trees in the backyard can mean delicious homemade jams, fruit cobblers, fresh-squeezed juice, and home-grown goodness to add to any meal. Enjoying the fruit is the easy part. Keeping ...

Summer is a great time to prune your stone-fruit trees – after you’ve harvested your fruit. Summer pruning helps keep trees compact, making them easier to net, harvest, and manage. Warm, dry weather ...

The lower temperatures and less light of November trigger deciduous trees to enter dormancy this month. As they begin their slumber for the colder months, the window for pruning them opens to the ...

As the calendar turns to spring with its lengthening days of warm sunshine, flowers begin to appear on fruit trees across Yakima Valley orchards. Early apricot blossoms are emerging in the Lower ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs. There are several reasons ...

Nalani Vaughn, owner of Fruitmommy Organic Solutions, watched as her crew of experienced pruners removed deadwood and branches from the grove of 15 mature navel and Valencia orange trees, survivors of ...

Iris expert Roxie Nall will provide a hands-on demonstration on how to dig, groom and successfully plant irises now for beautiful spring blooms next year. The “You Can Dig It” iris class takes place ...

With the arrival of spring, gardens are coming alive again and there's plenty for green-fingered enthusiasts to get stuck into. Early spring is the perfect time for those crucial gardening tasks that ...