Citrus trees are unique in that many are producing fruits when they begin to grow and flower during late winter and spring. The time for tangelos is about over so harvest the fruits when you are doing ...

Q: My father has a tangelo tree that will sometimes have a second bloom in the summer. This year on one of the branches there are two grapefruit! Usually I would think if there is another fruit it ...

Q: Something has been gnawing on one of my bougainvillea plants for a while now, and it has recently migrated over to a previously healthy bougainvillea plant. I've sprayed with insecticidal soap and ...

Question: I have a tangelo tree that has grown too tall for me to pick the fruits without a ladder. Should the tree be trimmed and, if so, how much? Answer: Citrus produce some of our smaller trees — ...

Russ Parsons is the editor of the Food section in the Los Angeles Times. He has a Tangelo tree and a Meyer Lemon tree in his backyard and has discovered some interesting ways to use up his glut of ...

A gray catbird stands in the grass with wildflowers alongside a dirt path. - Jean Landry/Shutterstock Attracting birds to your yard is not that difficult if you have the basics available — food, water ...