Espalier design is an ancient pruning practice that fashions fruit trees, vines or flowering shrubs into artistic, two-dimensional forms. This lateral shaping makes it easier to harvest and mow, ...

Q: I would like to build a camellia bed on the east side of the house. It gets two or three hours of filtered sun in the morning, filtered sun to bright sun mid-day and shade the rest of the day. What ...

SALISBURY — When the Rowan County Master Gardeners began their “Pocket Garden” beautification project of the county property at 2727 Old Concord Road, one technique they wanted to incorporate was an ...

For once, Marcia and I had narrowed down our list of what to give beloved daughter-in-law Dawn for her birthday (which is the day this appears in print, not coincidentally). It was going to either be ...

The Associated Press This photo of an espalier tree, taken at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., shows a typical “Cordon” design with its vertical trunk and multi-tiered horizontal branches. The ...