Del Monte bankruptcy and subsequent liquidation of its assets have left farmers in Northern California in the pits.

Young fruits may be forming, container-grown trees can still be planted with regular watering, and you can plan bare-root fruit trees for the dormant season, from late autumn to early spring. Start ...

A state regulatory agency determined the six plant species pose a risk to Michigan’s environment, economy, and/or public ...

Learn how to identify, prevent, and treat powdery mildew with this guide. Discover organic and chemical treatment options, as well as management strategies for long-term control.

Although you can propagate your own roses via cutting, most commercially available roses have been grafted onto some kind of ...

You can’t go wrong with a fruity floral perfume for summer, especially when it’s a strawberry scent. These are the best to shop, plus new fragrances across every category. Classic perfumes will always ...

A popular tree found outside many homes and on walkways across the Chicago area will soon be illegal to sell or grow after an unexpected turn of events. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...

New Jersey is banning more than two dozen invasive trees and plants, including the Bradford pear, which residents say emits a strange odor when it blooms every spring. The Invasive Species Management ...

Bradford pear trees are the real Jersey devil. Spring has sprung and the Garden State’s very pretty, but oh-so-stinky, Bradford pears are blossoming — and perfuming neighborhoods with their noxious ...

It’s that time of year again, when Bradford pear trees spread a fishy, chlorine‑like smell across New Jersey neighborhoods. Under a new law, the Bradford pear tree and 29 other nonnative plants that ...

That ammonia-like scent in the air might be linked to a tree that was once believed to be sterile trying to maintain its family line. In late March and early April, Bradford pear trees don’t just ...

Have you gone on a walk around your neighborhood recently? If so, you may have stumbled across a big, beautiful, white-flowered tree. Then, when you got a little closer, you may have thought, "why ...