While many people have focused on the health benefits of gardening in recent years, another rewarding aspect of working with plants hasn't received quite as much attention. Gardening promotes ...

Learn about and protect heritage apples at local spring events. Participate in grafting workshops and take home two trees. Limited spots available.

If you’ve recently purchased a fruit or nut tree — or if you already have one in your home landscape — take a close look at the trunk near the soil surface. You might see a faint scar where two ...

Advances in production techniques over the years have made it easier for anyone with a small piece of land to grow at least some of their own fruit. One of the techniques we learned early on was the ...

Among the pleasures of being a UC Master Gardener are the monthly seminars, where we are instructed by experts. Some of these authorities are homegrown; others are imported. One recent speaker was ...

LEBANON — Leyah Miller carefully slides a knife blade into the center of a small tree limb and grafts a gravenstein apple twig onto it. “It’s pretty interesting learning how to combine the two limbs,” ...