According to a proverb attributed to ancient Greece, “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they will never sit.” The proverb is a favorite of mine, not just because ...

Aluminum foil is always handy in the kitchen, and this winter you might find it useful in your garden, too. You may have seen neighbors or gardening influencers wrapping their lemon trees with ...

If you have ever seen aluminum bands, hardware cloth or some other type of metal wrapping the trunk of a tree, you might have wondered about its purpose. It’s not to help the trunk grow straight, nor ...

Wrapping the trunk of a new pistachio tree is recommended to avoid the bark drying and cracking from full sunlight.

Having a fruit tree in your yard is the gift that keeps on giving. Every year, you can enjoy its edible bounty — it always seems to taste a little bit sweeter than grocery store produce. Growing fruit ...