Ever dreamed of plucking sun-ripened lemons from your very own tree? There's nothing chicer than: “Oh, this vinaigrette? I made it with lemons from my garden. Want to take some home?” Growing citrus ...

Harvesting ripe lemon from outdoor tree - Kathrin Ziegler/Getty Images When it comes to gardening, lemon trees are the total package: These easy-care evergreens smell wonderful, offer gorgeous flowers ...

Follow these simple steps to grow a lemon tree from seed. Start by ensuring you have all the necessary materials needed, including a fresh lemon, seed trays or small pots, well-draining potting soil, ...

Growing a lovely, healthy lemon tree that allows you to pick a ripe fruit whenever your recipe calls for it is not that ...

A: In order to produce lemons, a lemon flower’s stigma must receive pollen that contains the flower’s sperm. More specifically, the sperm in the pollen grains must be transferred to the stigma, found ...

Q. I think my Meyer lemon tree is confused! It is flowering and has baby lemons started in winter. I pruned it last January, hoping the new growth would stimulate flowers in April, but just got more ...

I have a lemon tree that has fruit on it now and is about 4 years old. It just put out some new growth and a good amount of flowers. Should I remove the flowers when they open? Or just let it go? — ...

Q. We live in one of the cooler areas of Southern California and would like to add a lemon tree to our little orchard this spring. We’re wondering if it could survive the occasional frosty night we’re ...

Q: I planted a persimmon about a year ago. I’ve watered it every day. It isn’t dying, but it’s also not growing. The roots are all coiled around. How can I remedy things so it will start to grow? A: ...

Q. I have a mature Eureka lemon tree that has always been a prolific producer. However, in the last two years it has been producing large round fruit that look more like grapefruit. Do you have any ...

As a gardener, I find few things are more fun than to feel like you’re beating Mother Nature at her own game by growing lemons. In winter. In Wisconsin. No snow cover to protect plants during bitter ...