In the natural world, we depend on birds and bees to carry pollen from tree to tree to create new seeds of life. When two trees share the same species or genus, horticulturalists can cross them to ...

•Sprinkle wildflower seeds. There’s still time to plant California poppies and other wildflowers that bloom in spring. •Resist the urge to clean up cold-damaged plants. They may look sad, but damaged ...

It’s called backyard orchard culture, a planting strategy that maximizes the length of the fruit season by planting two to four fruit varieties with different ripening times in one hole while ...

There are approximately 250 varieties of plums grown in California. They thrive in the San Joaquin Valley, are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in the home garden, and are delicious to eat.