Planting fruit trees is an investment in the future of your yard that potentially adds to your home’s curb appeal and value. However, there are some common planting pitfalls that make fruit trees more ...

Discover Mark’s top five easy-to-grow fruit trees perfect for any home garden! From hardy lemon trees to productive plums, mulberries, kumquats, and apples, learn which varieties thrive in containers, ...

There’s something undeniably magical about autumn—the crisp air, the crunchy leaves, and the sudden urge to sip cider while wearing your coziest flannel. But beyond the pumpkin patches and harvest ...

There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport, and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than ...

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a ...

Join Mark from 'Self Sufficient Me' as he welcomes you to his 3-acre property and shares his passion for urban farming and ...

Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

How to propagate grocery store fruit at home. It’s a simple project that can instill wonder in gardeners young and old and ...

The springtime itch to get outside and start planting is here and many gardeners take time in March and April to start vegetable seeds indoors to plant outside in May or June.  In addition to seed ...

As we approach the new year, I find myself thinking about fresh starts in the garden. While many people see winter as a time of rest for their landscape, here in the South, it’s actually one of the ...

Emma Erler, lead horticulturist at Kirkwood Gardens and Homegrown NH host, says it's not too early to place your order if you’re considering planting fruit trees in your garden this year. “Actually ...