If you're lucky enough to have a mature pear tree in your yard, a little pruning can go a long way. Pruning fruit trees (including pear) in the winter or early spring is the perfect time because it ...

Lots of fruit trees take many years to start shedding their edibles. However, this one is relatively fast-growing as long as ...

There are seemingly countless types of mushrooms, so it can be difficult to discern whether they're actually indicative of ...

A few years ago, I had an unusual request from one of my clients. My client asked me to design a landscape that would be sensitive to wildlife and attract certain birds to her yard. At the time, it ...

Some garden plants are ant magnets - but not always for the wrong reasons. Here's when to worry and when to let them march on.

The new “The Home Orchard” covers more crops and site selection, variety choice, pruning, grafting, irrigation and integrated ...

Millie visits a house and garden in central Victoria that is all designed around the owners’ passion for food, gardening, design, and self-sufficiency. The 110-metre-long Daylesford Longhouse sits on ...

As the first breezes of winter sweep through the garden, it becomes a stage of soft awakening. The days are shorter, the sun gentler, and the soil ready to cradle new life. For families, this season ...

A version of the story of the Garden of Eden and the forbidden fruit from the Bible also appears in Greek mythology’s Garden of the Hesperides, where the serpent guarding the fruit also plays a key ...

A four storey water tower that has gone on the market for £200,000 has been mocked online by fans predicting it could fall victim to the 'Grand Designs curse'. The huge concrete enclosure offers ...