Q. How do I know when it’s time to pick my pears? Last year I picked them when I thought they were ripe, but they were bad (the cores were brown and mushy). European pears need to be harvested when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring has sprung, and the flowers are blooming. Though it should be smelling pleasant this time of the year, you might walk past ...

Our often-wet springs bring with them the perfect conditions for many plant diseases. While moist weather can create conditions for diseases on many plants, sick trees in the landscape tend to draw ...

OR SOMETHING, RIGHT? LIKE, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, BUDDY? MANY OF YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM SPRING ALLERGIES RIGHT NOW, AND ONE OF THE MANY CULPRITS ARE BRADFORD PEAR TREES. ALTHOUGH THEY’RE PRETTY WHEN ...

The once-popular Callery pear is blooming in suburbs across Virginia and throughout much of the eastern and midwestern U.S. The Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, is an ornamental tree ...