Patrice Hanlon answers your gardening questions every other week. DEAR GARDEN COACH: Thanks for the advice on dormant sprays for fruit trees. I’d like to know when and how to prune espalier ...

Fruit tree specialists also recommend several other varieties. Fig trees generally produce two crops of figs each year. The first, called the breba crop, develops in the spring on last year’s ...

Patrice Hanlon answers your gardening questions every other week. DEAR GARDEN COACH: Thanks for the advice on dormant sprays for fruit trees. I’d like to know when and how to prune espalier ...

With the fig in place, I could grow plants that prefer cooler temperatures: I put in currants, gooseberries, tiger lilies and carnations in front of the espalier; strawberries beneath and in front ...

Patrice Hanlon answers your gardening questions every other week. DEAR GARDEN COACH: Thanks for the advice on dormant sprays for fruit trees. I”d like to know when and how to prune espalier ...

Developed in France in the mid-17th century it is an efficient and elegant way to grow fruit trees, vines (such as grapes), and shrubs. Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny, France is one of the ...

How to espalier a fruit tree By CYNTHIA BILLHARTZ GREGORIAN. The Kansas City Star. Updated June 14, 2014 7:05 PM. Espaliered pear and apple fruit trees.

Espalier is a form of pruning where a tree is trained to grow flat, ... In addition, grape, kiwi and fig cuttings will be available. Address: Highline College, 2400 S. 240th St., ...