As we continue through our “winter” we can still accomplish some useful goals for the coming spring and summer. Of the cultural practices we can do for maintaining woody ornamental plants, chief among ...

TORRETTA, Sicily >> Watching Giovanni Caruso prune an olive tree is like observing a mountain climber decide how to reach the next hand-grip in a cliff. He chooses his path with deliberation. He even ...

The garden tends to slow down in winter. There's a stillness, almost as if the plants are catching their breath. It's only natural to think of this season as a time to retreat indoors and let the ...

Q: I have two mature olive trees in my back yard. They do not fruit. I would like to know how much to water them especially now in the hot Tucson summer. Also both have sprouted suckers and I am not ...

Q: We have two banana shrubs in our garden. The cold temperatures this winter really gave them a whack. There are little green leaves coming out randomly from big limbs and little twigs. They are ...

Tea olives are woody evergreen perennials best-known for their small white flowers that bloom in late summer and last into the colder months. If you have a tea olive (Osmanthus spp.), whether growing ...