Callaway Gardens is famous for a lot of things in the world of nature and certainly, the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center is among the best in the country. It’s the place to give you a glimpse into the ...

After having been the director of the National Butterfly Center in Mission, my vision of nature was transformed. I could see more clearly the importance certain plants played in the sustainability of ...

Dear Roger: I visited your garden two years ago to sample the paw-paws. I have since moved to a house with a bigger yard and have room to grow my own. So, I need to know where to buy paw-paw trees. — ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mother Nature of the Northeast finally delivers the paw paw starting this week. These green, mango-shaped fruits might be referred to as the "forgotten fruits." This harvest ...

Paw paws (Asimina triloba) are a survivor from when North America was warmer. They are the only temperate zone tree in a tropical family. You can see that their leaves and large fruit have that jungle ...

Dear Barry: Old dogwoods that are in serious decline need to be cut down. They will never improve. If you do cut them down, there's a chance that they will make vigorous new shoots that are not ...

The fruit of the paw paw tree can be eaten fresh or made into a healthy dessert; boiled green as a vegetable marrow; or shredded for a fresh Asian salad; dried when ripe and sugared into candy; the ...

Persimmons grow slowly, are fairly easy to maintain and put on lots of bright, orange fruits in the fall. (Randy L. Rasmussen) Dreaming of a fresh fruit harvest from your own yard? Many fruits grow ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Under normal circumstances, paw-paws start dropping — literally — in New York right about now. But the massive amounts of rain have put a crimp in the 2021 growing season for ...