One of the joys and struggles I have in gardening is deciding exactly what varieties of plants to grow. As soon as I learned that persimmons grow well in my area, I knew I had to have at least one...

When I first planted my peach trees, I had visions of leisurely picking tons of plump, juicy peaches from my healthy, robust trees, in perfect Instagram-worthy fashion. I wish growing peaches was...

It's a frustrating gardening scenario: you plant a fig tree, watch it grow, and wait for the first crop of fruit...which never comes. Or it starts to come, but then falls off before ripening. Or...

I try to be a good plant parent and provide everything my fig trees need to thrive (and produce tons of fruit!). Fig trees grown in the ground aren't too needy, since their far-reaching roots have...

Whether you grow blackberries or raspberries at home, buy them on sale at the market, or visit a nearby pick-your-own farm, chances are at some point you'll end up with more berries than you know...

One of my favorite ways to use up veggies from my garden (or my last grocery haul) is by making stir fry. Vegetables, meat, sauce, dumped over rice, and dinner is done. Bonus if the sauce is the...

If you’ve planted blackberry bushes at home, hopefully you’re right around the corner from having more blackberries than you know what to do with. It’s a bit of a mixed blessing – it's so...

When I first decided to add espalier apple trees to my backyard, I really did my homework. I picked the perfect location (along my south-facing back fence), chose a trellis style (horizontal cordon),...

My little potted blood orange tree was completely covered in oranges this winter. Whenever blood oranges are in season I find myself putting them in just about everything…and having my own...

Have you noticed that your once perfectly ripe, dark blackberries have since turned partially red? I've seen this especially in berries that I've put in the fridge or freezer. Or maybe you see that...