Yes, you can grow fresh fruit on your balcony.

Dreaming of harvesting peaches, plums, apples or figs from your own backyard? Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with ...

Potted trees, much like potted plants a need some TLC, and a proper watering schedule. If you’re planting container-grown trees indoors, you need to be aware of its needs - and its water and ...

These dormant trees grow strong roots.

Trees and shrubs add beauty and value to a home’s landscape but if they are improperly planted they can bring headache and worry. Properly planted trees and shrubs will establish quicker, be more ...

Fall can be a good time for planting trees, but be sure to give planting some thought before you dive in, Kari Houle, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator, said. • Determine space.

With the seemingly ubiquitous supply of mechanical air conditioning around us these days, it can be easy to forget what it meant in the “old days” to have a big old shade tree in the back yard. When I ...

The Alvin Sun is Brazoria County’s first and oldest newspaper and was established on August 8, 1890 as the Alvin News. In 1892, it became the Alvin Sun and was published weekly for many years.

This story originally published April 3, 2023. Spring is here and Hoosiers are preparing to plant all sorts of things: flowers, shrubs and trees. Of those DIY yard projects, trees are the most ...