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Birdwatching is more fun than it seems. There is something thrilling about spotting an unexpected bird type in your yard — and once you do, you want to keep them coming back. Hummingbirds are those ...

Hybrid fruit trees are created by cross-pollinating two different types of fruit trees to produce a new variety that combines ...

YOU CAN HAVE your garden and eat it, too. Allow edible crops to share the garden with your favorite ornamental plantings. Flowering apple, pear, plum and other fruiting trees produce beautiful floral ...

For many upstart gardeners with a particular penchant for flowers, the focus too often seems to center on wildflowers seed packets, potted flowers, and bulbs. While these are worthy of planting and no ...

You don't need a big backyard to enjoy fresh fruit from your own garden. Whether you have a tiny patio or even just a balcony, these compact fruit trees are worth the space they take. They're native ...

Picking a type of fruit to grow is only the first step. When choosing fruit trees for your garden, the type of fruit you select is only one of many things to consider. You might begin by deciding, for ...

I have always wondered why I don’t see many fruit trees included in the typical home landscaping. I think it is a shame that so many beautiful fruit trees are passed over for trees such as oaks, cedar ...

Fruit trees benefit from a layer of mulch in many ways, including nutrients, moisture retention, and insulation. This type of ...