This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers. (Lee Reich via AP) Espalier is a way ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Do you have a small, green bush in your yard that produces red, black, yellow-ish, or pink berries? Then that may be a currant bush, known by ...

I have grown, maintained, and harvested blackcurrant, redcurrant, and whitecurrant bushes in walled kitchen gardens and on my home plots for many years. I always found them simple to grow, easy to ...

Winter is a great time to uncover the latent potential in your garden. While many flowering and fruiting plants are taking their seasonal rest, it's not only an ideal time to plan spring growth but to ...

Currants (Ribes spp.) are misunderstood and undervalued. Some people even call them minor fruits. First, the berries are not grapes. Second, they don't grow on vines, but rather on shrubs. Currants ...

Monty Don has shared his January gardening advice to help gardeners know which trees, shrubs, and plants need to be pruned to encourage new growth in the spring months. Pruning is “always a big ...

Monty Don said pruning is a "January job" and should be completed by the end of the month. Gardeners can prune several plants, trees and shrubs this month. Gardening expert and TV presenter Monty Don ...

Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants so their branches lie in an orderly and ornamental two-dimensional form. The beauty comes from the tracery of the branches. Espalier is a way to create ...