Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Q: Can you recommend the ...

Plums are truly a top-notch fruit, but could you ever grow one from a seed in your own yard? If you're up to the challenge, ...

I have a fig tree about 6-7 feet tall in my front yard and would like to transfer it to a friend's yard. When and how do I do this? The tree is about 3 years old, and the trunk is about 10 inches (I'm ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

Transplanting a tree is always risky. While young trees handle the stress quite well, it can be a death sentence for large, established ones. Thorough preparation is therefore essential. “Every tree ...

This is the time of year that I get asked for advice about when and how to do transplanting. As with many gardening tasks, timing is everything. Small trees and shrubs can be moved once they are ...

If a tree is giving you problems, but you don't have heart to cut it down, you may consider moving it, but how much will that ...

Plant the tree and backfill with the excavated soil, then top with 1 to 2 inches of compost. Tamp the ground to remove air ...

As the poet Joyce Kilmer wrote, "only God can make a tree." ("Probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on," added Woody Allen.) But for good growth once a tree is made, it is ...