Vern Nelson: Here's what you need to know before buying fruit trees for your Northwest garden

Here are some rules to buying fruit trees; choose fruit varieties that are easy to maintain; consider naturally small dwarf rootstock and pick bare-root trees for easy to examine root-systems.

Master Gardeners: Weather perfect for planting fruit trees

HUNTSVILLE — The winter has been a gardeners dream in Southeast Texas. The extremely mild temperatures and abundant rain have been a marked change from the drought and record breaking temperatures landscapes endured in 2011.

Community Gardens Fet Funding Boost

Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Hartford Facebook Page A new community garden at Earle and Barbour streets, complete with 10 fruit trees, will be built this spring with a federal grant.

Free Tree Expert's Visit Open To Public

If you are interested in fruit trees and hearing from true experts on the subject, I invite you to come out to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Orchard in North Las Vegas at 2 p.m. Feb. 16 to hear Tom Spellman from Dave Wilson

Organic calendar for February 2012

This is the month to prune fruit trees and companion-plant vegetables