For the past couple of weeks, I've been picking and eating what are arguably the best fruits I have ever tasted (a belief I often hold when a particular fruit is ripe). They are blackberries, but not ...

Step into the forest with me, dear traveler. I am the princess of these berry-bright woods, and I must tell you a secret ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Blackberries aren’t just for summer snacking. Here’s how to grow them indoors so they can be enjoyed year-round. Blackberries are a delicious and nutritious snack that is relatively easy to grow, ...

Early varieties of blackberries are coming into season. Blackberries are easy to grow and are one of the most reliable and productive fruits we can grow in our home gardens and landscapes. Lots of ...

BOISE, Idaho — They are a summertime favorite – those deliciously sweet and juicy berries that are so popular at farmers markets and in some of our home gardens, because you can enjoy them in so many ...

If you have ever picked blackberries from the wild, those days likely conjure many good memories. We are now beginning to enter blackberry harvest season for some early varieties. Dewberries are in ...

Wild berries are ripening across America and the race is on among man and animals, birds and insects, to see who will get theirs first. Blackberries are the largest and most recognizable of the wild ...

Here we are already well into January, and chances are most of us haven’t given a thought to the Herb of the Year. In an effort to educate and enlighten people about the characteristics, pleasures and ...

Usually reaching ripeness in late April, dewberry vines first announce themselves with white blossoms in mid-February. Credit: Ron Bechtol Growing up in the Pacific Northwest offered me a bonanza of ...

Question: Some gardeners that live near me use cocoa bean husk mulch. It gives off quite a strong aroma, and I am wondering if the smell will attract vermin such as rats and mice? Regularly pruning ...