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

Learn how to grow your own avocado tree from the pit in the center of the fruit.

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

You've eaten plenty of peaches. You may have even picked a few. But have you ever tried growing a peach tree from the pit? It's a fun project for both new and experienced gardeners. Kids love it, too!

This tree grows to 30 feet to 50 feet with a spread of 15 feet to 30 feet. Evergreens can be misleading when planting. As cute little "Christmas trees," it's hard to imagine how large they will be.

Tomorrow is Arbor Day, and that means it’s a prime time of year to plant a new tree or three. There’s more to the deed, though, than just digging a hole and setting the rootball into it.

Place the stakes in the native soil surrounding the tree, spacing them equally. “You don’t want the stakes to be within the root ball, or else it defeats the purpose,” Abdi said. Drive the stakes ...

I am following up on my previous column: "Planting depth critical for transplant success" (Napa Valley Register Week of February 6-12, 2025). The focus was mostly on that one aspect of planting trees ...