Mexican plum is a tree you can plant in your yard if you want to attract birds and butterflies. As a bonus, this tree offers ...

Most apple trees are not self-pollinating and need to be grown in compatible pairs to fruit. However, placing apples at the center of tree guilds planted with pollinator-friendly companion plants, ...

Add soil amendments as needed: Working compost, aged manure, or other amendments into the soil when starting a new garden or ...

Two of the giveaway perennial plants at the Master Gardener booth at the 2025 Kandiyohi County Fair this year will be serviceberry and wild indigo. The Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation District ...

This edition of Mint's ‘Climate Change and You’ newsletter discusses the coevolution of primates and fleshy fruits, the ...

In the tender hush of a warm Indiana morning, when the world is still soft around the edges, I walk through my garden. The air carries the scent of damp earth and blooming honeysuckle, and I’m struck ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

When tomatoes start flowering and producing fruit, that's the time they earn their reputation as divas. But not this year!

Why mow when you can grow?' That question lies at the heart of an emerging movement that replaces turfgrass with tomatoes, ...

Get lost in colour and calm with these local and global garden escapes—from the wildflowers of Namaqualand to Durban’s lush ...

Why Plants Require Fertilizer Fertilizers, compost, and aged manure provide essential nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus necessary for plant growth and development. Additionally, ...