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 ...

Bring the Mediterranean to your garden. Olive trees are native to the Mediterranean basin—Northern Africa, Western Asia, and Southeastern Europe—and have been beautifying gardens since antiquity. In ...

Orange trees grow well in containers. If you live in a cold climate, bring them indoors for winter or enjoy their beauty—and ...

This week we celebrate Louisiana Arbor Day (the third Friday in January), the traditional time we celebrate trees by planting them. And plant them we should — trees provide a wide variety of benefits ...

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 ...

Growing your own peaches is easier than it seems.

Arboricultural experts reveal how to plant trees in small gardens safely, from choosing the right species to avoiding boundary and root problems.

Growing citrus at home may seem difficult without a warm climate or large yard. One compact lime tree variety offers a ...