"Bramble" is the common name for the genus Rubus which includes raspberries, blackberries and their hybrids and cultivars. The term bramble is used to denote “thorniness” a common trait among these ...

LEANING GINGERS: Some of the taller gingers, such as hedychium, alpinia and costus can get top heavy when they bloom and may lean or fall over. A little graceful leaning is generally not an issue, but ...

Question: We have Triple Crown Blackberry bushes at our residence. What is the proper care for these particular bushes? They get overrun with weeds and grass during the late spring to early summer.

Caneberries, such as raspberries and blueberries, require pruning in the winter months to remove all dead, dying, damaged, and diseased canes (stems). Pruning raspberry and blackberry plants improves ...

When and how do you prune caneberries? A: Trailing blackberry cultivars should not be thinned or pruned until the end of the berry-producing season, says Bernadine Strik, berry crops specialist with ...

Answer: Most blackberries produce fruit on two-year-old wood, so judicious pruning allows for you to enjoy a berry harvest. There are erect types, semi-trailing and trailing types of blackberries and ...

LENDING SUPPORT: Some of the taller gingers, such as hedychium, alpinia and costus, may get top-heavy when they bloom and lean or fall over. A little graceful leaning is generally not an issue, but ...

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 ...