When I was a child in the 1980s, my family traveled nearly every summer from our home in Los Angeles to the other side of the world. We spent monsoon-drenched weeks on my grandparents’ farm in ...

The delicate curry leaf tree is a perfect candidate for small gardens in Kona. In addition to the fragrant white flowers followed by small berry-like fruit that turns from red to black, the leaves of ...

When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step. Compost has tons of benefits for plants, from improving soil structure to boosting ...

When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...

Don't plant fruit trees in growing conditions or climates they aren't suited for. Planting too late, too deeply, or in overly rich soil affects tree growth and health. Not watering enough and pruning ...

Pep Canadell receives funding from the National Environmental Science Program - Climate Systems Hub. The climate benefits of planting trees may have been greatly overestimated, but swift action could ...