Blackberries are among the best and worst of fruits you can grow in your yard. In many areas, they grow themselves — often a little too well. The thorny vines eagerly overtake available space, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q:I have enjoyed the blackberries available at the local farmers markets. Are blackberries practical for the home gardener? M.D., Tulsa A: Absolutely. Blackberries are easy to grow and if properly ...

This is the time of the year when the selections of fruits are greatest at area nurseries. It is also a good time to plant them. Consider pears, pomegranates, persimmons, figs, blackberries and citrus ...

Blackberries. The people of Eugene seem to be divided on the subject. Some love strolling through back alleys and parks during the summer picking ripe fruit off their bushes. Others loathe the sight ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — As the days of summer roll closer to the beginning of the school year, there are few summertime rituals left on the to-do list. For some families that's heading to a pick-your-own ...

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 ...