For Sam Van Aken, grafting — a horticultural practice of joining two or more plants together — is about more than just creating the best harvest. It's a way to preserve trees, particularly varieties ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum). The latter two ...

Reaching modest heights of six to ten feet, this winter tree is known for its beautiful pink and white blooms, as well as ...

Ahead, the best fruit trees to plant this fall for future harvests: ...

Many gardeners dream of having a small orchard of fruit trees, but fruit trees take up a lot of space. Even just a few can quickly occupy an entire backyard garden. That's where this magical wonder ...

A selection of fruit trees for sale at a nursery - Sergey Dudikov/Shutterstock If you're planning to purchase one or more fruit trees from your local nursery or garden center to plant in your yard, ...