An experienced orchardist shares which fruit trees grow quickly and produce reliable harvests for home gardeners. These fast-growing picks can help backyard growers enjoy fresh fruit sooner with less ...

Add quick color and texture to the landscape while building long-lasting structure with these gorgeous bloomers.

Sweetgum is also a fast-growing shade tree with brilliant fall colors. It has a star-shaped leaf. One drawback of sweetgum is the spiny seed capsule. This fallen fruit can make walking in the yard ...

Mighty oaks and ornamental maples are beautiful in their own right, but there’s something to be said about the year-round greenery that conifer trees add to your yard. The presence of cones ...