I like the idea of a “low maintenance” garden, so long as it’s also beautiful and wholesome for people, wildlife, and the ...

Below: Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), a-flowering branch, b-blossom, c-fruit branch, d-fruit, e-seed (cross section); Pear tree (Pyrus communis), a-flowering branch, b-blossom (cross section), ...

If they must be pruned in summer, avoid rainy or humid weather conditions. Prune apple trees, including flowering crabapples, mountain ash, hawthorns and shrub cotoneasters in late winter ...