Some fruit trees that normally bloom in late winter and spring are blooming now. Recently, a lady who had been out of town noticed that her peach trees were blooming when she arrived home. Knowing ...
Most bushes that flower in the summer do so on new growth. That means you can prune anything you like in the spring, since the new growth hasn’t started yet. Butterfly bush and rose of sharon fall ...
While most Iowans long for spring, fruit growers like to see 30- and 40-degree temperatures through March because it lessens the odds a late cold snap will freeze buds or blooms. “Right now, all of ...
Q: Several years ago at the university orchard on Horse Drive, you gave us a list of five different peach trees to plant, each ripening at different times. We’ve enjoyed peaches from May through ...
It’s that time of year when deciduous trees are putting on their leaves, while the oaks and pines are producing copious amounts of pollen. Live oaks are shedding leaves to put on new growth.
When trying to figure out the best plants for your pollinator garden, most gardeners think about flowers. Milkweed, goldenrods, coneflowers — they're all vibrant flowering plants that also act like a ...
DENVER — Fruit trees and spring shrubs are giving us a great show. Most notable are the crabapples with big pink or white displays. Some people hate crabapples because of the mess the fruit can make ...
As we approach the Vernal Equinox on 20 March, the University of Reading and Oracle are letting it be known that they have teamed up to monitor fruit tree flowering. The university’s Fruitwatch ...