If you want to eat a pawpaw, you’ve got to be quick. Pawpaws, or “hillbilly bananas,” have to ripen on the tree, which means they usually fall to the ground when they are ready. “One of the funny, key ...

Like a pair of friends daring each other to jump from a bridge into a river, brothers-in-law Ben Fleckenstein and Ryan Sylvester have been side-by-side waiting to make the first move since discussing ...

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 ...

A gardening friend planted many fruit trees in the spring of 2009 and though the apples and pears are plentiful, the persimmon, paw paw and quince are still holding out. This year, after the leaves ...

This perennial pops up in all types of garden settings, from modern to classical perennial borders. Kangaroo Paw is easy to grow in Southern California. The tall, fuzzy flowers that resemble paws, in ...