Flat fruit trees produce harvest in slim space

Espalier (es-pahl-yer or es-pahl-yay) is a method of training trees to grow in two dimensions in an ornamental design.

One idea led to another, and garden railroad was the result

Beverly Mann had an idea, which prompted husband Alvin Mann to have a further notion.

Eagle resident tries centuries-old technique for growing fruit trees

Espalier is a method of training trees to grow in two dimensions in an ornamental design, often against a wall, but the trees also can be attached to free-standing trellises, like Bob Crum's.

“Guerrilla” Gardener Has A Plan

With hyacinth bean, clematis, and other climbing vines, Christopher Schaefer has created the most beautifully trellised “Do Not Obstruct Driveway” sign in all New Haven. He’s also using his gardening enthusiasm and talent quietly to help transform his City Point neighborhood.

Food prices: The ghost of crisis past | Editorial

The great test of whether the world is about to repeat the crisis of 2008 is whether we have enough stocks of wheat Summer 2008: governments and investors wait anxiously for more bad economic news, while oil prices rocket and the cost of wheat and other foodstuffs soars. Summer 2010: governments and investors wait anxiously for confirmation that the fragile world economy is about to have a ...