Before PPL comes out for tree removal, the company notifies customers they will be near their homes. Crews work to clear ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It ...

The only thing you can do catastrophically wrong is to remove all the 2-year-old wood on apples, pears, and European plums.

The first step to quickly transforming your yard into an orchard is selecting trees that fruit between one and five years.

Stephen Martinek, of Sugarcreek Twp., planted six apple trees on his farm in 2015. After nearly 10 years of learning and growing, he’s hosting his first public cider pour at Joui Wine in downtown ...

Researchers are developing robots that promise to automate a process that has always relied on human workers—and bees.

Azaleas are hardy here, and so are likely to survive the recent freeze. Wait until spring, when new growth emerges, to prune ...

Itching to establish new some trees in your yard? Choosing a beginner-friendly species that will do well in your specific ...

About 15 people from Wilkes and nearby counties learned about pruning apple and peach trees and blueberry bushes during a ...

Thanks to everyone who has supported my journey into journalism by reading my gardening column over the years and ...

Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees?

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Many people believe my job slows down during winter, thinking I have a “break.” In reality, winter can serve as a precursor to what is to come in ...