As Mediterranean plants, olive trees like hot, dry summers once established, and they enjoy cool but not severe winters. They ...

When you grow an olive tree from a pit, the tree you cultivate will not be a replica of the original. “Olive trees grown from pits are genetically different from ...

It's no secret that container gardening has taken off in a big way. It offers convenience for gardeners with limited space, ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

Planting trees and shrubs in the fall gives them all autumn, winter and spring to establish a good root system that will ...

“All major fruit tree species tend to do better with spring planting,” Slack says. But it’s important to work around frost ...

Water a young plum tree abundantly when the topsoil gets dry—this will help it develop a strong root system. “Manual watering ...