Imagine walking out to your garden and picking flavorful, fresh fruit whenever you want it. While some fruiting trees and plants can take years to establish, there are some fast-growing fruits you can ...

Honeyberries may not be the most renowned fruits, but they are becoming more popular, and shrubs make a fantastic choice for gardeners in cooler climates who want to grow highly nutritious fruit.

Palm trees are often associated with Hollywood Boulevard and tropical resorts, but their relatives in the palm family Arecaceae can come in many different shapes and sizes. And one shuns the limelight ...

Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden. California native plants prefer unamended soils and need little water once they’re established. Separation is the key to ...

It’s not a grass, and it’s not a sage. It’s a “sedge.” This week’s column is devoted to a certain plant family, and especially a certain genus within the family. This would be the family named ...

More than two billion cups of coffee are drunk worldwide every day – and that creates a mountain of used coffee grounds. Luckily, the waste product of our global caffeine addiction can be used in the ...

“Help!” “Land here!” “Conserve resources!” “Get off!” “My fruits are ready to eat!” These are just some of the many messages we know plants—from a patch of moss to a 300-foot sequoia—can send. In fact ...