Key Points Fruit trees require year-round care starting in autumn after the harvest. Good hygiene is key to preventing ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Hazelnut, walnut or chestnut trees in your home orchard can keep you supplied with nuts for months if you know the best ways to harvest, handle and store them. Harvesting hazelnuts ...

Events are free unless noted. Please email calendar submissions at least three weeks in advance to [email protected]. ONGOING Sparrowhawk Native Plants: Order online through Sept. 15 for October ...

Using the right ladder is important, especially in the garden. A four-legged folding ladder -- the kind you might use inside the house -- should never be used on soft or uneven ground. And muddy boots ...

Picking sweet, juicy fruit from your own backyard tree — what’s not to like about that? But too often, the would-be orchardist wakes up from the dream to find tangled limbs, little good fruit, or more ...

After an unpredictable few years of mixed weather, one family in Co. Meath is welcoming stability as Cooney Family Orchards takes on a surplus of apples this harvest season. The family’s orchard at ...

Weekender writer Gabrielle Lang picks apples out in the fields at Lakeland Orchard. There are many apples ripe for the pickin’ on Lakeland Orchard & Cidery’s expansive farm. Lakeland Orchard & Cidery ...

Hurricane Harvey two years ago and now Tropical Storm Imelda have dealt the Southeast Texas Olive Oil orchard a second blow, but there’s a silver lining this time around. “It has its good days and ...

Filoli is welcoming guests to stroll in the estate’s 7-acre Gentleman’s during Orchard Days, every weekend in October through Oct. 31. Courtesy Filoli Filoli might be best known for its manicured ...

Apricot season is here, and West Valley residents can come pick their own fruit at the Heritage Orchard later this month. The second annual community harvest at the orchard is scheduled for Saturday ...