There's little as rewarding as eating homegrown fruit. The good news: Many varieties — like mulberry and lemon trees — don't require a large backyard to flourish. While it's true that some fruit trees ...

Who wouldn't love to grow a mini orchard housing diverse fruit trees to keep us and the pretty birds visiting our backyards satiated year-round. Sadly, with even the youngest seedlings costing over ...

Two women planting potted tree saplings in a backyard. - Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images Fall gives you the perfect opportunity to experiment with the best ways to plant trees in your yard. While you ...

Choosing fast-growing trees gives you privacy, shade, and beauty in just a few years instead of decades. Expert-recommended fast-growing trees reach maturity in as little as five years—much faster ...

Consider these expert recommendations for fast-growing evergreen shrubs. Many are native plants to the South, provide a privacy screen, reduce noise, and add beauty to the garden.

While fencing in your backyard can create some privacy, it's not always the best choice. Even Robert Frost wasn't so sure that good fences make good neighbors. As he puts it in the poem where that ...

“I want one that grows fast.” Often, that’s the first criterion for homeowners shopping for a tree. But there’s a catch. “A fast-growing tree may require more maintenance and may not live as long,” ...