As a resident of the Connecticut shoreline, I fully support Save the Sound’s intent to sue the federal government for failure to uphold the Endangered Species Act in regards to its sale of Plum Island ...

Driving to Athens on Georgia 316 last week, I kept glancing at the many Chickasaw plum thickets sporting their shimmering white blossoms along the highway. A small, native tree, the Chickasaw plum ...

Such weather! This past weekend it snowed here: big, floppy snowflakes everywhere. Of course none of it stuck, but it was pretty for a while. Cold, too. And it’s gotten colder since then! Not to ...

Everything you need to know about buying and storing plums for maximum enjoyment. Plums have been immortalized in poetry by William Carlos Williams, and rightly so — they add a lot of joy to life.

According to some lab studies, plum fruit benefits may include antioxidant and anti-cancer effects. 4 Antioxidants attack unstable molecules called free radicals, limiting the damage to DNA.

Such weather! This past weekend it snowed here in South Carolina: big, floppy snowflakes everywhere. Of course, none of it stuck, but it was pretty for a while. Cold, too. And it’s gotten colder since ...

Connecticut environmental activists have filed a lawsuit to block any sale of Plum Island, saying federal agencies violated laws by failing to protect rare and endangered species that need the ...

Since childhood, the plum has been my favorite fruit. I can still remember the anticipation of devouring my grandmother's plum "leather." Every summer, we would watch her make it and savor its ...

Being refined can be a desirable quality. It reflects a process in which the best possible features have been distilled and are on display. With this refining process there are traits which are ...

Q: I have several questions about gardening. I have a plum tree with many blooms but very few plums. Why would this happen? Those that grow mostly are small and turn red and blue. There is a brown ...